Chapter 18: Come down and fight me one on one!
Zhang Mingyu was thinking about how to get the devils' military uniforms, when suddenly a loud rumbling sound came from above, the dull engine roar of an airplane. Zhang Mingyu ordered, "Everyone lie down on the ground and don't move." The devil's plane circled above the soldiers' heads, Zhang Biao roared in anger: "Damn your grandma, you little devils! I really want to give you a bullet!"
Zhang Mingyu slapped Zhang Biao's head with a loud slap: "You damn well better behave yourself, if the devils find out I'll kill you!" Zhang Biao chuckled and said: "I'm just saying, those little devils are too arrogant!"
The devils have already entered the city of Nanjing, but the houses in the city are also empty, and the people have all been transferred. Those who didn't run away have all hidden in the international safety zone. Lieutenant Kameyama led his squad, wandering around Nanjing City, hoping to find a flower girl! After searching for half a day, not even a shadow of a person was seen, and he couldn't help but curse loudly: "Damn it! The cunning Chinese have all run away, now I can't even find a flower girl!" As he spoke, his gaze turned to the attendant soldier behind him.
The lustful Kameyama shouted at the orderly: "You! Follow me and do some work!" Under the jealous gaze of other soldiers, the orderly followed Kameyama into a collapsed building. Soon after, the orderly's scream and Kameyama's heavy breathing were heard...
The satisfied little captain walked out first! The two legs of the ghostly servant soldier behind him limped and followed out! His own chrysanthemum was bleeding with a thread of blood, falling on his underwear.
The Chief of Staff of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army, Lieutenant General Inoue Mamoru, arrived in Nanjing and immediately convened a meeting with officers above the rank of regimental commander from the 3rd Division and the 6th Division.
Ran Zhongshou first announced that he would concurrently serve as the acting commander of the 6th Division! Then ordered the 6th Cavalry Regiment of the 6th Division to search for Zhang Mingyu's troops outside the city and annihilate them!
The Sixth United Army divided into three routes in Sanmenxia, with three division commanders leading the way west, south and east to search for and pursue Zhang Mingyu's troops.
The troops of the Third War Zone and the National Army that retreated from Nanjing, although they received strict orders from Chiang Kai-shek to support Zhang Mingyu's breakout, were unable to do so due to their own ineffectiveness. Some units didn't even try to rescue them! The entire area around Nanjing had been occupied by the enemy, and many ended in heavy casualties.
Zhang Mingyu reorganized the team of over 500 people, selecting more than 20 soldiers with excellent marksmanship to form the "God Gunner" team, with Zhang Haisheng as captain and Ma Liqun as vice-captain. Wang Tien-han led a team of over 20 soldiers with high martial arts skills to form the Special Forces Team, with Wang Tien-han as captain and Li Gang as vice-captain. The machine gun company was temporarily led by Zhang Mingyu himself. Zhang Biao became the commander of the First Battalion! The first battalion had 260 people, and the second battalion's commander was a former company commander named Xu Hu.
At night, Zhang Mingyu and his men finally entered Anhui Province after a night of rapid march! At this time, the communication soldier Fang Jun asked Zhang Mingyu if he could turn on the radio. Zhang Mingyu thought for a moment: "Turn it on, now that we've arrived in Anhui, the devils shouldn't be chasing us anymore!" However, at this time, the Japanese army had launched attacks on Anhui and Henan respectively! Due to the fact that the garrison of Wuhu fled without fighting, Zhang Mingyu and his men who had just entered Anhui were once again surrounded by the enemy. However, Zhang Mingyu did not know about the fall of Wuhu at this time!
Fang Jun turned on the radio, calling out to Wuhan, "Drip...drip..." As the radio beeped away, no one responded because at this time, the National Army in Wuhan had already changed their radio password. Zhang Mingyu didn't dare use a clear code either, fearing that the devils might intercept it again, which would be disastrous!
"Or else, call the Third War Zone Command!" "Beep beep beep, the line is connected!" Fang Jun excitedly said. "Hurry up and send a telegram to Director Gu, report our current location, and let him dispatch troops to reinforce us!" Zhang Mingyu ordered.
Perhaps Zhang Mingyu had wronged the daughter of that family in his previous life! Coincidentally, just as Zhang Mingyu was contacting Gu Zhusong, more than 100 kilometers away in Wuhu, two Japanese radio detection cars happened to arrive in Wuhu from Shanghai, originally intending to intercept the Nationalist Party's radio signals, coincidentally catching Zhang Mingyu sending a telegram to Gu Zhusong!
The devils who intercepted the signal immediately deciphered the telegram, and after a night of hard work by the Tokko department, they finally deciphered the contents of the telegram.
Very soon, the Special Higher Division reported this message to General Matsui Iwane in Shanghai. Matsui Iwane immediately instructed Hanawa Mamoru to organize troops and completely annihilate Zhang Mingyu's Independent Regiment!
Han Zhongyu immediately ordered the 6th Cavalry Brigade to rush to Wuhu and attack Zhang Mingyu's troops from both sides. The devils stationed in Wuhu also moved out, killing towards the detected position, while two reconnaissance planes, four fighter planes, and four bombers from Shanghai Airport also took off, flying towards Zhang Mingyu's direction!
The commander of the 6th Cavalry Regiment, Colonel Yoshida, led his cavalry at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour to avenge his brother-in-law, Tani Hisao. The entire regiment was filled with a desire for revenge and high morale as they charged towards Zhang Mingyu's unit.
At this time, Zhang Mingyu was leading his independent division to reorganize the independent regiment in the original place for rest. Suddenly, a distant humming sound came from afar, and Zhang Mingyu looked up to see small black dots in the distance. He shouted loudly: "Quickly take cover! The enemy's plane is coming, quickly!"
The enemy planes arrived in the blink of an eye, four fighter jets swooping down towards the independent regiment with a loud roar. The low-flying crazy strafing sent several soldiers tumbling to the ground instantly. The enemy bombers also began to wildly drop bombs, shells pouring down on the ground with a deafening crash, sending the soldiers who were trying to escape flying into pieces. Zhang Mingyu saw the enemy planes' frantic strafing and shouted: "Brothers, do you see that mountain not far ahead? Keep running, we just need to make it before nightfall! Now let's split up and run!" After finishing speaking, he grabbed his machine gun and quickly ran towards the mountain with his comrades. "Ahh..." Du Yue, who had been following Zhang Mingyu all along, let out a pained groan.
Zhang Mingyu turned around to see Du Yue lying on the ground, and hastily said: "My little aunt, you're running away! The enemy's bullets don't have eyes!" Du Yue choked back tears and said: "I twisted my ankle, I can't walk." Zhang Mingyu muttered: "Women are really troublesome!" Quickly ran over to put Du Yue on his shoulder, ignoring her objections, and took off in a sprint. The machine gunners watched as their instructor carried someone away faster than they could run. They were instantly stunned, thinking: "This is too awesome! Too perverted!"
Zhang Mingyu's ears were like a thousand-mile eye, and he turned his head back in anger: "Damn it, you're not running fast enough, waiting to be cannon fodder for the little devils!" After finishing speaking, he took the lead again. The enemy planes chased after the soldiers relentlessly, forcing them to split up into smaller groups, eventually scattering into twos and threes. One of the enemy planes locked onto Zhang Biao, chasing him fiercely without letting up.
Enraged Zhang Biao burst out: "Damn your mother's little devil, come down and fight a duel with your grandfather!" But the devils didn't come down, instead they replied with a fierce barrage of machine gun fire.
