Chapter 17: What's the difference between fleeing and fate?

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  As the Guanghua Gate exploded violently, Zhang Mingyu got up from the ground and immediately ordered: "Brothers, charge!" More than 500 people followed closely behind him.

  At this time, Kiyoshi ordered all personnel to disperse. To know that 6-7 thousand kilograms of explosives exploded simultaneously, it was so fierce that the entire city of Nanjing felt it, and the rumbling roar came from under the ground.

  An elite battalion responsible for guarding the command post of Tani Hisao was bombed, with more than half killed or wounded, losing its combat effectiveness. In other directions, the Japanese army lost contact with the command post and could not act arbitrarily without orders, so they sent messengers to inquire about the situation at the divisional command post.

  At this time, Zhang Mingyu held a submachine gun in each hand, leading 500 strong men to attack the command post of Kojiro Tani. Along the way, they saw Japanese wounded soldiers who were not yet dead, and went forward to give them another shot. Zhang Mingyu had a Hademen cigarette in his mouth, and the submachine guns in both hands fired continuously, shooting all the Japanese who blocked their way into sieves.

  The warriors shouted loudly from the ruins of the 6th Division Headquarters, quickly passing through. At this time, the devils of various departments of the 6th Division had already been in a state of great disorder after receiving reports from the messenger soldiers. Taking advantage of the devils' chaos, Zhang Ming led 500 brave warriors to break through towards the west under the cover of night. Along the way, they might have encountered some devils, but Zhang Ming was a god who could kill gods and a Buddha who could kill Buddhas! In the darkness of the night, the devils did not know how many Chinese people there were, and they stayed in place to guard because the devils were not good at fighting at night. By dawn, Zhang Ming and his men had already broken through more than 100 miles.

  Shanghai, Headquarters of the Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Army.

  Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Army, General Matsui Iwane, had just gotten out of bed when he heard a report from a communications soldier outside his door: "An urgent telegram has arrived from the 6th Division in Nanjing!" "What's so urgent? Come in!" Matsui said, still sounding half asleep.

  "Ah-hai!" The signal corps soldier walked in. Matsui Iwane asked: "Has the 6th Division captured Nanjing?"

  The communications soldier said with a bit of embarrassment: "Your Excellency Commander isn't..."

  "What's the news? Read it!"

  "Hai! The telegram says that the Chinese troops defending Nanjing have broken out under Zhang Mingyu's leadership!" The communications soldier read quickly.

  "What did you say?" Matsui Ishizuka suddenly opened his eyes and said incredulously: "The Chinese have broken through?"

  "Yes! And they are breaking through the encirclement from the front of the Sixth Division!" The communication soldier chirped.

  "Ba Ga, still trying to break through from the front?"

  "Ah Hai" the communications soldier stood up straight and said, "Commander, that's how it is!"

  "Tanaka Kotaro, you fool! I'll shoot him!" shouted Matsui Ishimoto.

  "The telegram also said that the Chinese troops destroyed the command center of the 6th Division during their breakout, and General Tani Hisao and all members of the command center were killed in action!" The communication soldier added.

  "What the...! How is this possible? In Nanjing, there shouldn't be more than 5,000 Chinese troops, yet our Great Imperial Japanese Army has nearly 50,000 soldiers. What's going on here?" Matsui Iwane thundered in rage.

  It's no wonder that General Shōjirō Iida didn't believe it. After all, the Japanese army had 50,000 troops, ten times more than the Chinese military, and they also had air support with bombers and heavy artillery on the ground. The battle for Nanjing lasted over 10 days, resulting in nearly 10,000 casualties, not to mention the losses from the previous battles around the outskirts of Nanjing. Not only did the Japanese fail to capture Nanjing, but the Chinese troops who were trapped also managed to break through the encirclement! What's even more unbelievable for General Shōjirō Iida was that the Chinese didn't just break out of the siege, they also destroyed the command center of the 6th Division.

  This is the second time Zhang Mingyu has annihilated a regular division of the Imperial Japanese Army, including the division commander! It can be said that Zhang Mingyu has now become a nightmare for the Japanese army! As long as Zhang Mingyu does not die, the devils will have no peace!

  "How did the Chinese troops destroy the command center of the Sixth Division? Are our Imperial Japanese Army soldiers just for show?" Matsui Iwane asked, suppressing his anger.

  "The Chinese are very cunning, from the intercepted telegrams of the Special Higher Police, they announced that they would defend Nanjing to the death, but secretly dug tunnels directly to the 6th Division Headquarters and buried explosives to blow up the 6th Division Headquarters. And broke through the blockade line to make a surprise attack!"

  "This is another shame for our Great Empire of Japan!" Matsui Ishizuka said furiously, "We must kill Zhang Mingyu, this man is a great threat to the Imperial Army."

  At this time, the Chief of Staff, Inaba Shozo, rushed to ask for instructions and saw Matsui Iwane flying into a rage. He hastily advised: "Your Excellency, in my humble opinion, the most urgent task at present is to quickly reorganize the 6th Division, withdraw troops to pursue and annihilate this Burmese army. We absolutely cannot let them escape back to the Burmese government, otherwise it will definitely be a great threat to the Empire in the future."

  "Good! What you said is reasonable, Lieutenant General Iwane Matsui. You quickly hurry to Nanjing and reorganize the 6th Division." said Ishiwara Kanji.

  Wuhan, Principal Chiang was looking at the telegram sent by Zhang Mingyu from Nanjing a few days ago. Since yesterday, the radio station in Nanjing had lost its signal. At this time, Principal Chiang's mood was extremely low. It was likely that Nanjing had already fallen, and Zhang Mingyu might also... Principal Chiang did not want to think about it anymore. Such a young and talented person with courage and strategy would die like this, which was unacceptable to Principal Chiang.

  Just then, in the midst of this oppressive silence, a sudden urgent footsteps came, and Dai Li, the director of the Military Bureau, walked in hastily, saying excitedly: "Director, according to the telegram from our Nanjing station agent, General Zhang Mingyu broke through the encirclement last night, and it was a frontal breakthrough against the Japanese army's heavy siege. He also destroyed the command center of the Japanese Sixth Division, and all personnel including Commander Tani Hisao were killed!"

  Chiang Kai-shek's eyes, which had been dull and lifeless, suddenly shone with a radiant glow. He quickly stood up and walked towards the conference room.

  50 kilometers away from Nanjing City, Zhang Mingyu and more than 500 brave warriors were hiding in a field full of withered grass. The snow had stopped two days ago, and the scorching sun had been shining for two days, causing the snow to melt quickly. This made it impossible for the Japanese army to follow their footprints to pursue Zhang Mingyu and his men. Zhang Biao was quietly smoking a cigarette, while Zhang Haisheng was wiping down his Type 38 rifle, which was the nightmare of the Japanese military officers. At this moment, Zhang Mingyu's eyes, filled with bloodshot, slowly opened, looking at these brothers-like subordinates in front of him, who were strong and resilient, some of whom had been injured but still gritted their teeth to follow them on a long march of over 100 miles through the night.

  At this time, Du Yue, who was following the independent division to break through, was bandaging the wounded soldiers. Zhang Mingyu shouted: "Zhang Biao!"

  "Present!" Zhang Biao, who was lying lazily on his side on the ground just now, stood up with a swoosh as soon as he heard Zhang Mingyu's voice.

  "Take roll call!" Zhang Mingyu ordered.

  "Yes!" Zhang Biao turned around and walked away, but didn't notice a patch of snow that hadn't fully melted under his feet. He slipped and fell on his backside! The soldiers: "Haha! Uncontrollable laughter!" Zhang Biao got up with a dark face: "What's so funny? Report the count!" Then he shouted: "1!"

  2.3…1….507.

  "Comrade Commander, we have 507 people left, thirty light and heavy machine guns, and sufficient ammunition," Zhang Biao reported to Zhang Mingyu.

  "Is it just this many people?" Zhang Mingyu asked.

  "Yeah, it's just this many people," Zhang Biao replied.

  Zhang Mingyu kicked Zhang Biao's buttocks, and Zhang Biao covered his buttocks and asked: "Master, why did you hit me again?"

  "Am I not human?" Zhang Mingyu roared.

  "Master, so we're just going to stay here and not move?" Zhang Haisheng asked.

  Yes! Now the devils are definitely pursuing us all around. In this vast open area of tens of miles in all directions, without any cover or shelter, if we go out now and get discovered by their reconnaissance planes, we'll be in danger.

  Zhang Mingyu was depressed at this time, why is today's situation exactly the same as when he was in Shanxi? At that time in Shanxi, he was still wearing the enemy's military uniform, plus Zhang Mingyu's accurate Japanese, and he could generally pass by. Shanxi has many mountains, and if it doesn't work, he can hide. But now Jiangnan is flat, with rivers crisscrossing, once the devils discover them, they will quickly surround them on land and water.

  Zhang Mingyu suddenly had an idea when he thought of the military uniform. Ah, if he could get his hands on a ghost's military uniform, he wouldn't have to worry about running into ghosts anymore. But where could he get a ghost's military uniform? Zhang Mingyu started thinking...

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