Ji Wudi's voice choked as she spoke.

She stubbornly tried to hold back her tears, not letting them fall.

Huo Shouyi stood up. "Hongqiao Airport and Jiangwan Airport were both your doing?"

"You are that 'our unit'?" Liu Hua also asked.

Ji Wudi's face changed instantly.

Today she was too angry and had blurted everything out.

She quickly covered her mouth, looking around guiltily.

Those who came with her today were from the 118th Division.

They knew the glorious history of the Special Company.

And they had been told: Don't tell anyone.

As for the only two female soldiers in the Special Company, their seniority was even older than theirs.

Of course, they didn't dare to interfere.

Huo Shouyi no longer wanted to dwell on the petty squabbles that had happened in the command post today.

He wanted to hear how the Special Company had used just over a hundred people to destroy over a hundred Japanese planes and nearly two thousand Japanese soldiers.

This event had been reported in the newspapers, and the whole world was speculating about which unit this mysterious "our unit" was.

Many people speculated that it was the Americans, retaliating for the Japanese shells that had killed nine of their sailors on the gunboat *Panay*, who had launched the two surprise attacks.

Because they all believed that only Westerners had the strength to deal with the Japanese.

Even Commander Huo and the others thought so.

Only today did they hear such explosive news.

Ji Wudi was even more unwilling to speak now.

Commander Huo sighed cooperatively, like a wicked uncle trying to lure a little girl, "They went too far. Even without those past merits, just the fact that they shot down so many planes and sank so many warships in our Jiangyin defense area is something everyone has seen.

"To say that such people are spies?

"This is truly hurting those who are close to us and gladdening our enemies!"

Ji Wudi quickly said, "Exactly! Hurting those who are close to us and gladdening our enemies!"

Staff Officer Liu Hua also said indignantly, "We will definitely not let such a thing happen."

"That's right! We will definitely not respond to such slander. You saw it too, the 112th Division didn't stop the Special Company from making so much noise just now," Li Lanchi chimed in.

Ji Wudi recalled that when she entered the city, it seemed that the people from the 112th Division hadn't stopped her much.

She nodded. "You still have good judgment, knowing who are the good guys and who are the bad guys."

Commander Huo asked, "Why didn't you find reporters to publicize what you've done? That way, the whole country would know your names and it would encourage everyone's determination to resist the Japanese."

Ji Wudi thought about it before speaking, "Company Commander said: We must be prepared for a long-term war of resistance. We are not a team that only prepares to fight on the front lines. We must adapt to the new situation of the war of resistance. When necessary, we must stir things up in the belly of the Japanese. If too many people know about us, it will expose us and bring us huge losses unintentionally. Just like our company in the Sihang Warehouse, we killed so many Japanese, but no one outside knew. Later, when we entered the concession, we even took a stroll in the Japanese concession, and few people knew that we were the ones who did it."

Commander Huo Shouyi said with a smile, "Was it the time you caused a ruckus at Huang Jinrong's Great World? It's a pity that you didn't take out Zhang Xiaolin at that time. Now he has defected to the Japanese."

Ji Wudi said dismissively, "Now we have to fight the Japanese, and we can't spare the time. The Company Commander only needs to move a finger, and he'll be dead."

The people present looked at each other, their faces showing a kind of tolerance for a child's bragging.

"Do you believe it? We..." Ji Wudi suddenly stopped talking.

"You old men are very bad! Teaming up to trick me." Ji Wudi would no longer talk about the glorious deeds of the Special Company.

Even so, she still risked having her secrets revealed by staying close to Staff Officer Liu Hua.

Liu Hua said to her with a smile, "Why don't I transfer you to the Jiangyin Command? A female soldier like you, this is the first time I've seen one in our regular army."

Ji Wudi ignored him completely.

There were no battles today, and Commander Huo Shouyi was very happy that he had received six more cannons.

Looking at the military map hanging on the wall, he kept calculating the upcoming Japanese offensive.

He looked at Ji Wudi, who was looking at the map with a serious face. "Can you understand it?"

Ji Wudi said, "I watch the Company Commander and several squad leaders explain it every night. Even if I didn't understand it, I've learned it by now."

Huo Shouyi laughed and pointed at a location with the command stick in his hand. "What is this?"

Ji Wudi curled her small mouth. "It's clearly written as the south of Nanzha Town. Your map isn't accurate. It only shows the Xicheng Highway and doesn't show that there is a small river there. If we fight according to your map, the tanks won't be able to go when they reach the river."

After speaking, she said contemptuously, "I forgot, you don't have tanks. Even cars can't pass, and it's not convenient for infantry to march."

Only then did Huo Shouyi really take it seriously. "Is there really a river here?"

Ji Wudi pointed to the map from afar. "Here, here, here... there are small rivers and ditches in these places, seven meters wide, and one and a half meters narrow. Although infantry can walk, it's difficult for cars."

Liu Hua was shocked. "How do you know?"

"We've run all over Jiangyin," Ji Wudi said proudly.

"How do your cars get through?" Huo Shouyi asked humbly.

"Our cars have ramps and wooden stakes. When we encounter such small rivers and ditches, we can quickly build simple passages. Every time the Company Commander takes us out for training, he often doesn't take the road, but walks in the wilderness. If there is a bridge, he doesn't let us cross, but asks us to build a bridge." Ji Wudi recalled the helplessness of everyone when they went out for training every time. Lin Fan always had one idea after another. He clearly didn't let them take the bridge when there was one, but insisted on letting the soldiers build a bridge.

Now she could proudly tell these generals the most proud deeds in the most plain language. She was very happy in her heart.

Lin Fan finally led two squads and brought back all the explosives and iron pellets that he had applied for today.

After he came back, he first went to the Special Company's station and ordered each squad to resume normal training.

Then he came to the 112th Division headquarters, saying that he wanted to take Ji Wudi back, and also to tell Huo Shouyi about what happened today.

It was equivalent to explaining, so as not to affect the cooperation between the two sides.

At 5:10 in the afternoon, right at the 112th Division headquarters, everyone saw the Japanese raise observation balloons in the distance again.

This time there was not only one, but in two directions.

Lin Fan said to Commander Huo, "This kind of thing is the eye of the Japanese artillery. I'm going to shoot it down."

After saying this, he hurriedly returned to the station, asked the 7th squad to follow him, and went out of the city with only the anti-aircraft gun.

Soon, Huo Shouyi saw that the balloon in the south exploded in the air.

The other one was also shot down.

What everyone didn't expect was that after shooting down one, the Japanese quickly raised two more.

What the Japanese didn't expect was that the two they raised were quickly shot down again.

This time they did not continue to raise observation balloons.

It wasn't that they couldn't afford those balloons, but that the Japanese couldn't afford those observers.

November 30, 1937, a day without war finally passed.

The Special Company was still the same as usual, those who could read, read.

Those who should do physical training did physical training.

There were many things that had to be done every day.

Combat power was something that was accumulated over time.

Lin Fan reported the sudden situation he encountered at the Jiangyin Defense Command today to the Special Company's superiors in its entirety.

Of course, the superiors they reported to were not only the 88th Division Headquarters, but also those who were in northern Shaanxi commanding the national war of resistance.

On December 1st, when the soldiers of the Special Company got up as usual to train for assassination, they could already faintly hear the sound of artillery explosions in the distance.

This sound quickly reached their ears, and the Japanese attack on Jiangyin County also began.

Looking at the Japanese observation balloons floating in the sky in the distance.

Such a distance could no longer be reached by anti-aircraft guns.

Yesterday Lin Fan dragged the cannon out of the city to shoot, but today this condition was no longer available.

Lin Fan commanded the Special Company's newly captured cannons to face the position of the Japanese observation balloons, and twelve cannons fired at the same time.

The entire Jiangyin city seemed to tremble.

The first round extinguished the artillery fire flying from the direction of the observation balloon in the south.

After supplementing the shooting for another round.

According to the way just now, the Japanese artillery in the other direction was suppressed.

Now Lin Fan had no targets to shoot at.

Without a pair of eyes to command, such long-range artillery could not be used at all.

Wan Yi, the commander of the 672nd Regiment, who had entered Nanzha Town yesterday, did not wait for the strong retaliation from the Japanese that Lin Fan had said after waiting for a day.

Early this morning, the late bombing finally arrived.

When the intensive bombing arrived, Wan Yi immediately ordered a company to stay on the position.

The rest of the troops all hid in the air-raid shelters that had been urgently reinforced yesterday.

Feeling the earth shaking when the shells exploded outside.

Wan Yi couldn't help but feel grateful to Lin Fan: At least what he said was not wrong, the Japanese bombing was indeed fierce.

The battle on December 1st started at 6:30 in the morning: all the front-line positions in the entire Jiangyin defense area were subjected to fierce bombardment by the Japanese artillery.

The most fierce bombardment was still the several forts of the fortress, and then Nanzha Town.

Large-caliber shells kept exploding in Nanzha Town.

When the Japanese artillery bombardment had just ended, twelve tanks rumbled up from the south of Nanzha Town.

To the east, a team of Japanese cavalry was charging.

The 762nd Regiment, which had just entered the position after the end of the artillery fire, quickly dragged the Type 92 infantry gun that the Special Company had sent yesterday to the south.

They fired at the Japanese tanks that were still 500 meters away.

Although the target of the tank was much larger than that of a person, it was not so easy to hit.

Two cannons fired six shells in a row, but still did not destroy the tank.

The twelve tanks on the opposite side also turned their guns to bombard this direction.

The infantrymen who were originally following behind the tanks crossed the tanks and began to charge forward.

The Japanese infantry also dragged out three infantry guns from behind the team.

Seeing that his two cannons were completely suppressed.

Regiment Commander Wan Yi had no choice but to order the two cannons to withdraw from the position.

He was afraid that these two cannons, which he had worked so hard to get, would be damaged here if they were besieged by so much Japanese artillery fire.

The two cannons did not abandon the battlefield either.

They just changed direction and fired at the Japanese cavalry charging from the east again.

This was the Wanwan Cavalry Brigade of the Shigetoh Chiyuki Detachment.

This team was severely damaged some time ago.

Later, they regained their confidence when they attacked Wuxi.

Today, all the soldiers of this detachment are single-mindedly trying to make contributions.

The captain leading this cavalry charge, Tateno ** was a Japanese.

However, most of the soldiers in Tateno's ** brigade were Wanwan people.

Tong Chengye was such a Wanwan person.

Tong's ancestors were originally from the Quanzhou Pu Shougeng branch. At the beginning, Pu Shougeng served as an official in Quanzhou of the Great Song Dynasty for more than 30 years.

After earning a huge amount of wealth, he spent a lot of money to build Quanzhou City with bluestone.

Then he turned around and killed more than 5,000 members of the Zhao family and nearly 30,000 elite soldiers who were hiding in Quanzhou.

From then on, this branch was not only attacked by the Yuan Dynasty, but also despised by everyone in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Tong Chengye's parents gave him this name just to let him inherit the huge wealth of his ancestors.

But he did not expect that his son actually inherited the genes of his ancestor Pu Shougeng.

Now Tong Chengye is rushing at the very front of the entire team.

His heart is full of pride, the first place can always get the most attention.

For so many days, today is the first time he has rushed to the first place.

After this battle, the biggest head of the meritorious service will be his own.

He was not worried at all with dealing with these Japanese.

Xu Zizhen, the third battalion commander of the 672nd Regiment, was not panicked at all.

Their battalion had just added six heavy machine guns and twelve light machine guns yesterday.

These guns were specially left for them by the Special Company.

Now is the time for these machine guns to play a role.

Seeing the Japanese cavalry rushing to 200 meters away from the position, all the machine guns of the Third Battalion began to roar.

Patches of bullets swept out, and the charging cavalry fell from their horses one after another.

The lethality of the cavalry team lies in speed and surprise.

As long as they rush into the team, the infantry will become meat on the chopping board, at their mercy.

But if the cavalry encounters the fierce firepower of the Third Battalion today, they will also become meat on the chopping board.

Because the target of the warhorse is too big, it is impossible to find a suitable place to hide.

Tong Chengye never thought that his luck would be so good.

The firepower coming from the opposite side was obviously very fierce.

But he was unscathed.

But he still had an extra thought, and took a look behind him in the midst of his busy schedule.

This glance made him panic all of a sudden.

There was no one following him behind him at all.

All the surviving comrades changed the direction of their charge.

He finally grabbed the first place, and now he has become the first to die.

Xun Zizhen quickly turned his horse's head and changed the direction of his charge.

Now his mood to charge is even more enthusiastic than before.

When he charged just now, he wanted to be promoted and make a fortune, but now he wants to survive.

When the two infantry guns entered the eastern position, the Japanese cavalry team had already collapsed.

After this cavalry team, the Japanese infantry still had to insist on advancing.

Different from the eastern defense line is that the southern defense line has entered a white-hot stage.

After repelling the artillery of the garrison, the Japanese tanks began to charge again.

And when they bombarded just now, they had already blown up the position of the First Battalion.

At the same time, the Japanese infantry also rushed up.

Qiu Jingming, the battalion commander of the First Battalion, was an onlooker in the artillery battle just now.

The artillery of the 672nd Regiment fought against the Japanese tanks, but it was the heavy machine guns and machine gun positions of the First Battalion that were injured.

After attacking the garrison's artillery, the Japanese tanks also targeted all the machine gun fire points of the front-line garrison.

Now the Japanese Mitsugu Haruki Company, Doen Ozawa Daiya Company, and Mitsu Hoshino Iori Company, which are charging on the front, are quickly rushing towards the First Battalion's position.

Behind these three companies, the Japanese three Type 92 infantry guns were still shooting non-stop.

Now twelve mortars have joined the bombing.

This is the Tateno ** Battalion Commander of the Shigetoh Detachment, who is responsible for attacking in this direction. He found that the firepower on the First Battalion was insufficient.

It has been decided to focus the attack on Nanzha at this location.

That's why twelve more mortars were transferred to help attack.

The situation in the south was also noticed by Shigetoh Chiyuki, and he immediately ordered the addition of the Shibusawa Kotaro Battalion to the south to strengthen the attack.

The Shibusawa Kotaro Battalion was originally one of the two battalions that the Shigetoh Detachment kept as reserves.

At the beginning of the battle, Shigetoh Chiyuki could not wait to send his reserves up.

When he received the task yesterday, Commander Matsui Iwane had already issued an order: to seize the Jiangyin Fortress in one fell swoop with lightning speed.

Occupying the Jiangyin Fortress one minute earlier will allow the warriors of the Empire to enter Nanjing one minute earlier to celebrate.

In the empire, a grand celebration ceremony has been prepared, and now we are waiting for when the warriors on the front line can enter Nanjing.

In a word, the entire empire is watching Nanjing, and when Nanjing can be occupied depends on when their troops attacking Jiangyin can succeed.

Battalion Commander Qiu Jingming watched the Japanese rush up wave after wave, and the machine guns in his battalion could not exert their ability at all.

The machine gunners were always targeted by the Japanese artillery set up in the distance when they just started firing.

Now the First Battalion can only use rifles to shoot at the Japanese as before.

Today, the Japanese used human wave tactics regardless of the cost, and they have already rushed into the trenches.

The First Battalion had to passively accept the bayonet fighting.

After so many days of fighting, the First Battalion did not have time to replenish the soldiers it had lost.

The original incomplete establishment now has only 217 soldiers.

Facing the Japanese, who were several times their number, these soldiers bravely rushed up.

Seeing that the Japanese had rushed into the position of the First Battalion, Regiment Commander Wan Yi had to put his reserve team, the regiment's directly subordinate company, into it.

The more than 100 soldiers who had just rushed to the position of the First Battalion barely stabilized the situation.

It was only able to prevent the First Battalion from being driven off the position by the Japanese.

The position of the First Battalion was dangerous, and in front of the position of the First Battalion, there were still Japanese tanks approaching.

Regiment Commander Wan personally led a company drawn from the Third Battalion and rushed towards the position of the First Battalion.

Two infantry guns continued to fire at the Japanese tanks.

Six of the Japanese twelve tanks rushed towards the direction of the infantry guns.

The remaining six continued to charge towards the position of the First Battalion.

When Regiment Commander Wan had just led the team into the Japanese position, the Japanese tanks also rushed into the trenches.

Seeing the Japanese tanks wreaking havoc in front of the position, Regiment Commander Wan pointed at the tanks and asked, "Who will blow them up for me?"

Miao Pengyue has been with Wan Yi for twelve years, from an ordinary signal soldier to the current guard platoon leader.

He stood up: "I'll go!"

Following behind Miao Pengyue was the entire guard platoon.

These soldiers bundled grenades together and rushed towards the Japanese tanks.

The Japanese have been specially trained in both infantry-artillery coordination and infantry-vehicle coordination.

Behind each tank, there are at least a dozen infantrymen following.

Seeing that some of the garrison was charging towards the tanks.

These infantrymen immediately shot at Platoon Leader Miao Pengyue and the others.

Trying to stop these people.

Regiment Commander Wan commanded the Ninth Company he had brought over, trying to suppress these Japanese infantry.

The Japanese driving the tanks saw a group of infantrymen resisting not far away.

Immediately turned around and rushed towards the direction of the Ninth Company.

Platoon Leader Miao Pengyue fell in the shooting of the Japanese infantry, when the Japanese tank was about to press on him.

He used the last of his strength to roll over into a crater on the side.

Watching the Japanese tank rumble over his head, Platoon Leader Miao Pengyue pulled the grenade.

This was the first Japanese tank on the battlefield to be blown up.

Regiment Commander Wan led the Ninth Company and did not rush to the position of the First Battalion at all, but was stopped by the Japanese tanks.

Looking at the front of the First Battalion's position, there were thousands of Japanese rushing up again.

Regiment Commander Wan finally gave the order: "Withdraw from the position and block the Japanese at the second line of defense."

In just one hour, the 672nd Regiment lost Nanzha Town.

Huo Shouyi was on the east city wall of Jiangyin, commanding the troops to resist the Japanese attack.

When he learned this news, he was shocked, and thought of what Lin Fan said: The Japanese would retaliate against Nanzha today.

In the morning, he also saw the Special Company shooting down the Japanese observation balloons.

He immediately sent a signal soldier and asked him to give Lin Fan an order: "Bomb Nanzha Town."

Wan Yi led the 672nd Regiment, which had lost nearly half of its troops, and retreated to the second line of defense in Nanzha Town.

Without persisting for even ten minutes, it was broken by the Japanese's wave-like offensive.

When he led the 672nd Regiment, which only had more than 300 people left, out of Nanzha Town.

The infantry gun that had just arrived yesterday was also lost.

At this time, he really couldn't understand: Why was the Special Company able to fight so easily?

Just when he was in extreme grief, the signal soldier sent by Commander Huo arrived.

He ordered his entire regiment to withdraw from Nanzha Town and wait for the Special Company to bomb before trying to grab it back.

Less than ten minutes after the signal soldier delivered the order.

Shells exploded in Nanzha Town one after another.

Although the Special Company did not raise observation balloons now, the Special Company was very familiar with the Jiangyin defense area.

Huo Shouyi's order was to bomb Nanzha Town, and Lin Fan could do it.

The concentrated use of twelve **-style 150mm heavy cannons quickly turned the entire Nanzha Town over.

The good news from the front line made Commander Huo very excited.

He continued to give orders: "The Special Company will bomb the Huashan and Wushan positions."

These two positions, like Nanzha, were lost before 8 o'clock in the face of the Japanese's strong artillery bombardment and human wave tactics.

Moreover, the Japanese had established temporary artillery positions on these two mountains, which seriously threatened the safety of the south of Jiangyin City.

The bombardment of the forts, which had started in the morning, had not ended until now, and the forts were already unable to take care of themselves.

At 7:30, the Japanese Third Fleet appeared on the Yangtze River again and began to attack the forts.

At the same time, Japanese planes flew over the Jiangyin defense area again.

The Japanese aviation team finally overcame their fear and visited the Jiangyin Fortress again.

Jiangyin County was also within the scope of their bombing and attack.

However, with Lin Fan in Jiangyin County, the Japanese planes came and fell quickly.

After shooting down two attack planes and three bombers.

There were no more enemy planes over the entire Jiangyin County.

However, the enemy planes bombed the areas outside Jiangyin County more intensively.

The Japanese aviation team also suffered losses at the forts, and two bombers were shot down.

So they changed their strategy, and these planes would not go to any place with anti-aircraft weapons.

They only attacked the National Army positions that did not have anti-aircraft weapons.

This made the pressure on all the positions of the 103rd Division, which was already struggling to support, and all the positions of the 112th Division except for Jiangyin County, doubled.

When the commander-in-chief of the Jiangyin defense area received Commander Huo's report that the Special Company's twelve cannons could launch a cover-type bombing of some clear positions.

He immediately ordered the 112th Division to spare no effort to pull a telephone line to the artillery position of the Special Company.

The entire Jiangyin defense area needed the support of the Special Company's artillery bombing.

Today, the Japanese offensive on the Yangtze River was also very fierce.

The several forts on the fortress were engaged in an artillery battle with the Japanese warships, and they had no ability to support the defense of other places in the defense area.

When the battle progressed to noon, Wan Yi's 672nd Regiment had occupied Nanzha Town for the third time today.

Every inch of land here was soaked with blood.

Either the National Army soldiers, or the Japanese who came to attack.

Each time the 672nd Regiment rushed into Nanzha Town after the bombing of the Special Company's artillery squad.

They would be attacked by the subsequent Japanese infantry.

Now all the heavy weapons of the 672nd Regiment had been destroyed, and they could not stop the Japanese infantry's attack at all.

A regiment of troops, after fighting to this time, only had 137 people left.

After the 672nd Regiment was driven out of Nanzha Town for the fourth time by the Japanese.

Commander Huo finally gave the order to retreat: This time, he was really considering leaving a little seed for the 672nd Regiment.

In the end, the 672nd, which retreated from Nanzha Town to Dongyin County, had a total of only 289 people, including the wounded.

The same situation also happened to the 671st Regiment, which was blocking the attack on Yunting.

This regiment only occupied half of the position in the night attack on Yunting on the 29th.

Today, they were also subjected to a fierce attack by the Japanese's fresh troops.

The entire regiment also had a tug-of-war with the Japanese.

In this place, even with the support of the Special Company's long-range artillery fire, it was still not possible to stop the Japanese troops from continuing to advance.

The entire defense position of the 112th Division was constantly compressed, and Nanzha, Huashan, and Wushan were all lost.

Not only that, the positions of Qianjia Village, Banqiao Town, and Wangjiage, which were heavily defended in the south of Jiangyin County, were being occupied by the Japanese one after another.

Although the Japanese artillery position set up on Huashan was shot down by the Special Company's newly established heavy artillery squad.

However, the Japanese infantry were divided into small groups and rushed towards the various positions of the National Army like mercury pouring down the ground.

Chief of Staff Li Lanchi saw that the situation was critical, and personally stood on the south city tower to direct the battle, and was injured by a stray bullet from the Japanese.

He had to be transferred to the rear for rescue immediately.

Li Yuchun acted as chief of staff and continued to command.

The Japanese navy entered the battle from 8 o'clock in the morning, and the battle with the fortress forts had never stopped.

The dense artillery fire cut off all communication and liaison in the entire fortress, and two cannons each in the Xiaoshan and Huangshan forts exploded due to the high temperature of the bore.

The battle continued until 5 o'clock in the afternoon, when the Japanese 11th Infantry Brigade, in cooperation with their artillery regiment and tank brigade, broke through the northwest side of the fortress.

Although a regiment of fortress troops guarding here fought back bravely with the help of solid fortifications.

The entire defense line was still crumbling.

The Japanese broke through the Northwest Pass and had already directly threatened the Junshan and Longgang forts.

Even if there were solid permanent fortifications in front of the two forts.

Now they could no longer withstand the fierce Japanese offensive.

At 6:00 p.m., Commander-in-Chief Liu Xing personally came to Jiangyin County to convene a meeting.

Those who attended the meeting were Deputy Commander Zeng Yiding, Colonel Li Yuchun, Acting Chief of Staff of the 112th Division, Lieutenant General Xu Kang, Commander of the Jiangyin Fortress, Lieutenant General He Zhizhong, Commander of the 103rd Division, and Lieutenant General Ouyang Ge, Principal of the Dianlei School.

Before the meeting started, Liu Xing first informed everyone that he had safely sent the seriously injured Commander Huo Shouyi to the rear for treatment.

The purpose of this meeting was to discuss whether the Jiangyin defense area should hold on or retreat.

As soon as this topic was brought up, Fortress Commander Xu Kang immediately said: Hold on!

Although four cannons were damaged in the entire fortress today, and two forts had been seriously threatened by the Japanese infantry.

Commander Xu Kang still felt that they should hold on.

However, Li Yuchun, the acting chief of staff of the 112th Division, firmly opposed continuing to hold on, and he pointed to the highlands on the map one by one.

Finally, he said: "Now they are all in the hands of the Japanese. Our 112th Division, the division commander is seriously injured, the chief of staff is seriously injured, and the soldiers have been reduced by 4,000. How can this battle continue to be fought?"

Commander Xu Kang said: "You are still doing well today, and you have not encountered the bombing of the Japanese planes again. We have been subjected to the Japanese triple bombing, but we still have to persevere. Jiangyin is the southern gate of Nanjing, as long as we defend it for one more day, Nanjing will be safe for one more day."

Commander He Zhizhong also suggested retreating: "The situation of the 103rd Division is similar to that of the 112th Division. There has been a particularly large reduction in officers. Of course, the loss of troops is not a reason for retreating. But when the Japanese launched an attack today, they did not care about the loss at all. They have increased more than one division of infantry to attack. What about us? We have nowhere to replenish our losses. Now the Japanese are completely consuming us. Even if the consumption is one-to-one, we can't beat the Japanese who have more people. Even if we don't take the initiative to retreat, no matter how much we pay to grab back these strategic locations like Dingshan and Camel Mountain, the Japanese would rather spend twice or even several times the price to grab them back again. Without the support of reinforcements, even if we all die here, it is impossible to continue to hold on for 24 hours. I suggest retreating tonight!"

Staff Officer Liu Hua stood on the side listening to the speeches of these generals.

He couldn't help but compare these words with what Lin Fan said in the operations command yesterday.

Everything, it turned out, was all in Lin Fan's control!

Commander Xu Kang asked, "Why don't I see Company Commander Lin of the Special Company! Let's hear his opinion."

Liu Xing pressed his hands in the air: "He is just a company commander. There is no need for him to participate in such a meeting now."

Commander Xu Kang said somewhat unhappily: "If the Special Company had taken action today to help us drive away the Japanese warships on the Yangtze River first, we would have been able to free up our hands to support the defense of other places in the defense area, and the battle situation would not have deteriorated so quickly."

His words meant some accusation.

Commander Liu Xing didn't care and continued to ask: "You guys should also express your opinions!"

Ouyang Ge still did not express his position, and for a while, the entire meeting was deadlocked.

Just at this time, Tang Shengzhi, the commander of the Nanjing Garrison, called to issue an order: "The entire army in the Jiangyin defense area will retreat."

Liu Xing immediately issued the order to retreat tonight.

Commander Xu Kang thought of what he had promised Lin Fan. After leaving the conference room, he personally went to the Special Company's station.

When he saw Lin Fan, before he could speak, Lin Fan persuaded: "Commander Xu, you have done enough here. Retreat is not the end, but the battle has just begun. The entire Jiangyin defense area has been isolated to this day. If we don't retreat, the remaining tens of thousands of soldiers in the entire defense area will be able to retreat safely. It will drive a large group of soldiers to continue the war of resistance."

Commander Xu Kang said with a wry smile: "I feel that the fortress can still fight, but Commander Liu Xing has issued an order to retreat tonight. I am just here to tell you that the Junshan and Longgang forts have been forced to less than 1,000 meters in front of the forts by the Japanese. You can go and receive all the weapons in those two forts. If you are willing to go, I will write a warrant now!"

Lin Fan immediately agreed: "The Special Company will go right away. Commander, why don't you just write me the warrants for the other forts as well."

Commander Xu Kang rolled his eyes coldly: "Now I still need the safe forts to fight the Japanese. How can I give them to you."

Lin Fan sighed: "If all the National Army had commanders like you, this battle would not have been fought like this."

Lin Fan thought for a while: "Can I put the twelve heavy cannons at the foot of the Xiaoshan Fortress for the time being? These cannons won't be of much use if they follow us, but they will be a drag."

Commander Xu Kang laughed: "You already have twelve **-style 150mm heavy cannons. Are you not satisfied yet? You still want to drag away all the cannons in my entire fortress! Aren't you afraid that you will be choked by being too greedy."

He did not say the word "death", for fear of being unlucky!

Lin Fan also laughed: "If someone in these divisions of the National Army had the courage to actively run to the forts to move the cannons when retreating like me. The Special Company is also willing to fight in front of them. They just need to drag the cannons away. But no one is willing to do it! Isn't this just forcing me to do it!"

Commander Xu Kang sighed: "These cannons are not their establishment. If they dare to receive them, they will be dealt with by military law. Although your company is special, you should also pay attention."

Lin Fan said with a smile: "There are too many fleas, so they don't bite. I have done more than this one thing that violates military law. If it is according to military law, seventy-two heads would not be enough to cut off. At least they still need me now, and they won't cut off my head for the time being."

Xu Kang looked at him coldly: "If it wasn't for the quick reaction of your Special Company soldiers yesterday, do you think you could really walk out of the command post?"

Lin Fan said with a smile: "Now is not the time to say these things, Commander Xu, please remember, all the materials in the forts are mine. Be sure, be sure not to let those soldiers destroy the imported equipment. Even if you want to smash them, let me smash them!"

Xu Kang knew what Lin Fan was worried about, and sneered: "You don't even want your own life, and you still care about those equipment! Don't worry! I will let the soldiers persevere until the last moment."

Lin Fan stretched out his hand: "You won't be disappointed! My heavy artillery squad will send you off."

Regardless of whether Commander Xu Kang agreed or not.

Lin Fan immediately ordered: "The heavy artillery squad will immediately transfer to Xiaoshan Fortress, and the guard squad will follow. The rest of the squads will prepare to leave the city."

The phone that was only connected to the Special Company today, Lin Fan finally took the initiative to dial.

"I want the 112th Division Headquarters, find Commander Huo!"

After a few minutes, a voice said: "I am Li Yuchun, acting chief of staff of the 112th Division, Commander Huo has been sent to the rear due to