Chen Cheng continued, "Everyone! The story of this company gets even more interesting.

Their company commander, Lin Fan, was the best at running away.

You could say he was an escape expert:

When his company was still at the Sihang Warehouse, Lin Fan organized a group of over a hundred defeated soldiers and used the simplest method of shooting and killing.

He forced those defeated soldiers hiding in the Sihang Warehouse to acknowledge him as their company commander.

This was because there were only a little over a hundred people in the Sihang Warehouse at the time.

If there had been thousands, he would have dared to be a regimental commander.

When Regiment Commander Xie arrived at the Sihang Warehouse with his mission and troops, Company Commander Lin had already built some defensive fortifications outside the warehouse.

Regiment Commander Xie considered that the defense of the Sihang Warehouse needed manpower, and these deserters were willing to organize themselves and take the initiative to defend the warehouse.

This made Regiment Commander Xie very gratified!

He specially applied for a designation for this company, and that's how the Special Company came to be.

The high command was very positive about these deserters turning back from their mistaken path.

Therefore, they approved the request to establish this Special Company.

During the days of defending the Sihang Warehouse, the Special Company performed fairly well, able to listen to and execute orders.

However, on the night before Regiment Commander Xie entered the concession, they refused to carry out the order to retreat into the concession.

Lin Fan led the Special Company out of the Sihang Warehouse under cover of night.

It was said that they went to Hongqiao Airport.

Then, that incident happened at Hongqiao Airport!

It enraged the entire Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Force, who searched everywhere for this team.

The Special Company did not hide at this time; they worked at night

And hid during the day!

This team turned back overnight.

And immediately returned to Jiangwan Airport.

Again, they did something that enraged the entire Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Force.

One of the generals, who had just quieted down, asked:

"Is the Special Company part of my unit?"

Chen Cheng said with a wry smile, "We have always suspected this, but there is no evidence.

The Special Company turned back into the concession again, and it is said that he even went to see Regiment Commander Xie and the others, meaning he wanted to rescue them.

They caused a great disturbance in Shanghai's Great World!

Then, they hijacked a Japanese cargo ship, and Company Commander Lin actually brought a company of soldiers to Jiangyin completely intact.

This team of theirs has been operating in Japanese territory, coming and going freely.

Escaping back and forth, so I say he is an escape expert.

After arriving in Jiangyin, he showed Xu Kang, the commander of the Jiangyin Fortress at the time, his unique skill of shooting down airplanes.

He immediately gained Xu Kang's appreciation, and at the time, he assigned an 88mm anti-aircraft gun to the Special Company for use in Jiangyin.

Learning that the Japanese Tenth Army had landed in Hangzhou Bay, he led his troops to Jiashan.

It is said that in Jiashan, this team caught the eye of Gu Jiaqi.

With the strong support of Gu Jiaqi of the 128th Division, they managed to expand a company to a scale of more than a thousand people.

After retreating from Jiashan, Lin Fan led his troops back to Jiangyin.

It is said that in Jiangyin, they were also able to listen to orders and complete various tasks assigned by the fortress headquarters.

There was a small interlude in the middle: the Juntong (Military Intelligence Section) director in the fortress headquarters intended to knock this team into shape.

When he took Company Commander Lin Fan of the Special Company away, he was shot and killed by Lin Fan on the spot.

On the day the Jiangyin Fortress was breached, the Special Company was the last team to evacuate.

Even so, he went to every fort in the Jiangyin Fortress and pulled away all the 150mm cannons.

It is said that he also took down the larger-caliber gun barrels and brought them to Nanjing.

He was able to break through layers of Japanese interception with a company and return to Nanjing in that situation.

Such a person, such a company commander, can be considered the most professional escape expert.

This time, the 66th Army should be with the Special Company.

This Special Company never does anything without certainty; they may really have a way to break through.

Judging from the Special Company's actions so many times, they are really experts when it comes to escaping.”

In fact, Chen Cheng wanted to use guerrilla warfare instead of the word escape.

But he was Tang Kaishen's (Chiang Kai-shek's) adopted son-in-law, of course, Tang Kaishen hated the word guerrilla warfare the most.

Although the current situation of the War of Resistance against Japan is grim, forcing Chang Kaishen to hold his nose and unite the strength of all fronts in the country to fight against Japan.

But this does not affect Chang Kaishen's preferences.

Chen Cheng said so much, but in fact, it can be summarized in one sentence: Lin Fan is a guerrilla warfare expert.

If he were allowed to command the 66th Army, there would be a great possibility that he could lead the 66th Army out.

It's just that letting a company commander command the 66th Army made Chang Kaishen somewhat unwilling.

Many generals in the operations command room heard of such a person for the first time.

Someone wanted to inquire about more details, but seeing the changes in Chang Kaishen's face when Chen Cheng spoke.

He immediately felt that there was something unspeakable in the middle.

Some things need to be inquired about when they get to the bottom.

Of course, Chen Cheng knew what Chang Kaishen was thinking, and added, "We can declare to the outside world that the 66th Army fought bravely and strategically advanced from Nanjing City to Jurong.

Issue internal instructions that during the breakout period, all troops under the command of the 66th Army and in the direction of Jurong will be commanded by the Special Company.

Only limited to the breakout period, and his command can be lifted when the team passes Langxi."

This method is good!

Now it is a method that is not a method!

Chang Kaishen looked at the officers in the entire operations room and ordered, "Formulate a plan to contact the 66th Army.

Order them to be under the command of Lin Fan, the company commander of the Special Company, during the breakout period."

How can we get in touch with the 66th Army?

The staff in the operations command immediately suggested, "Principal! Send someone to parachute into Jurong tomorrow with a radio station.

We can establish contact with the 66th Army."

"Good!"

When Chang Kaishen was holding a meeting in Wuhan, outside the cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi, several men in cotton-padded jackets were also sitting on small benches under a jujube tree.

A large bunch of red dates and peanuts were placed on the small table in the middle.

The expressions of these men were a little serious, and they were also talking about the current situation of the Nanjing Defense War.

Li Desheng (Mao Zedong) said, "Chang doesn't listen to advice! Nanjing is not an easy place to defend.

It is normal to have such a result now.

It's just that his battle has pushed the date of victory in the entire War of Resistance back by at least two years."

Zhu Laozong (Zhu De) said, "With their style of fighting, it would be better to retreat from Shanghai, resist slightly along the way, and lure the Japanese to the outskirts of Nanjing.

Then cut off the Japanese retreat along the Xicheng Line and fight a good battle!"

He sighed, "In this battle, the entire wealthiest area of the country, Jiangnan, was lost."

Li Desheng waved his hand and stopped talking about Lao Chang (Chiang Kai-shek): "Our little friend is also in Nanjing City these days.

I don't know how they are now?"

Enlai (Zhou Enlai) smiled: "We contacted them last night. They are leaving Nanjing City and heading towards Tangshan, along the Jinghang Highway (Shanghai-Hangzhou Highway).

To establish a base area between Suzhou and Hangzhou.

We made an appointment yesterday, and we will continue to contact them tonight."

"This Company Commander Lin is really brave; he is going against the Japanese!" Zhang Wentian said with a smile.

"This is the tactic of making the weak appear strong and the strong appear weak.

All the Japanese forces and intentions are in Nanjing. As long as they leave Nanjing City, they are like birds entering the forest and fish entering the sea.

The hope of success is still very high.

The Nationalist army should also do this when retreating from Nanjing this time," Li Desheng commented.

Zhu Laozong nodded: "That also requires the indomitable spirit of Company Commander Lin.

A team that is indecisive and hesitant in the face of the enemy cannot fight well."

When they were discussing, it was 4:30 p.m. on December 13, 1937:

The Special Company was launching an attack on Zhao Jiabian and Miaogang at this time.

Under the guidance of Li Deben, the heavy artillery squad had been bombing the squad of Japanese Lieutenant Kagata Teruki at Zhao Jiabian for twenty minutes.

These cannons were still test-fired according to the procedure, and after being adjusted, they began to formally bombard.

Nakahira Yūto was the captain of the transport team. Originally, his team was transporting a batch of ammunition and food to the Sixth Division.

He was stopped here in Jurong by the Shanghai Expeditionary Army Headquarters.

The Sixth Division belonged to the Tenth Army and was originally not under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army.

It's just that Commander Prince Asaka Yasuhiko was not only the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army, but also the uncle of the emperor.

This identity was what all these Japanese respected the most.

Captain Nakahira Yūto is now an ordinary soldier.

When he came to the designated position with the team, he followed the orders of Squad Leader Kagata Teruki and dug out fortifications in strict accordance with the requirements.

When he saw the Nationalist army attacking from the opposite side, Squad Leader Kagata Teruki opened fire from a distance.

Machine guns, grenade launchers, mortars, and infantry guns were all firing.

At this time, Captain Nakahira Yūto was excited and felt a great sense of accomplishment.

Seeing that he and the soldiers of his team were able to suppress the attacking team on the opposite side, making it difficult for them to move forward.

Captain Nakahira Yūto became excited, singing while shooting.

His unintentional move gave the Japanese on the entire defense line great confidence.

Originally, they were still uneasy when they saw the Nationalist soldiers in front breaking through two lines of defense in less than an hour.

Now, seeing that they could suppress the Nationalist army and prevent them from charging, this was victory!

All the Japanese soldiers sang along with Nakahira Yūto.

The singing spread far.

Mi Yushi asked, "Squad leader! What are they yelling about?"

Liu Laopao listened carefully: "They are singing 'Conquest'!"

Mi Yushi looked at the squad leader in surprise: "You even understand bird language; squad leader, you are amazing."

Liu Laopao kicked him: "You know it's bird language and you still ask me; I don't understand anything.

I only know that the Japanese can only sing 'Conquest' in front of me!"

Mi Yushi was immediately convinced: "Squad leader! You're awesome!"

Listening to these people around him singing along, Nakahira Yūto became even more excited, and his voice began to become hoarse.

At this moment, a shell fell from the sky and landed on the position, but it did not explode.

Captain Nakahira Yūto did not know what this meant.

These transport team members who were still singing did not know what this meant.

They only felt excited in their hearts: the shells were afraid to fire in our singing.

No explosion!

Next, it wasn't one shell that fell, but a group of shells that smashed down.

The singing on the entire defense line was drowned out by the sound of the shells exploding.

Countless moans rose from the position.

Hui Jianming commanded the heavy artillery squad and set the parameters of the cannons according to the data observed by Li Deben.

He fired at the defense line of Kagata Teruki's squad at Zhao Jialian.

The shells exploded on the defense line of Kagata Teruki's squad, and the Japanese position here was submerged in smoke.

The singing of the Japanese just now was no more.

All that was left were the cries of the wounded.

Although Nakahira Yūto had not yet been injured, he looked at the crater left by the explosion of a 100-jin shell.

The courage in his heart suddenly deflated like a balloon pricked by a needle.

Now his mind was a mess: he didn't know what to do next.

Before these shells exploded, no one had ever said that the other side had heavy artillery.

Captain Nakahira Yūto was very familiar with these shells when they had not exploded.

There were such shells on the trucks they parked in Jurong.

Although transporting such shells, Captain Nakahira Yūto had never thought that he and his men would be bombarded by such shells.

In fact, among the shells they had sent up this time, there was also a type of shell that weighed more than a ton and had a caliber of 340mm.

Only ten of these shells were sent up in total.

They were originally intended to be used against the ancient and thick city walls of Nanjing.

It's just that before these shells could be delivered, Nanjing City had already been attacked.

But the battle continues, and it continues here.

Captain Nakahira Yūto thought sadly.

Squad Leader Kagata Teruki listened to the sound of the shells exploding on the position and had only one firm belief in his heart:

I will definitely hold this place.

The emperor is watching me, Prince Asaka Yasuhiko is also watching me, I must hold this place.

Before the Nationalist army's heavy artillery bombardment, his team had been fighting very well.

At least all the weapons were firing.

Being able to stop the team on the opposite side, which looked very difficult to deal with, made Squad Leader Kagata Teruki very proud.

He had not officially fought against this team on the opposite side in Tangshan, but he had seen them charging from a distance.

They were really too brave!

The roar of the heavy artillery firing made the officers and soldiers of the 83rd Army, who had just walked out of Langshan Mountain, feel excited.

They had already learned from the news conveyed by the officers: the team in front was the 66th Army and the Special Company.

The team firing the cannons now was their own.

This made the brothers of the 83rd Army very excited.

Although these soldiers had not rested for a day and a night, and had not eaten for three meals.

But now these soldiers' steps were much lighter.

They wanted to go to the front earlier to see how their cannons were hitting the Japanese.