Chapter 23: Breaking Out of the Encirclement (Part 1)

  The ground finally stopped shaking, and the only sound left was a buzzing in his ears. Yue Weihan struggled to get up, shook his head violently, and then shouted loudly: "Assemble!"

  The warriors who had fallen to the ground quickly got up and began to form ranks.

  In the midst of the commotion, the hall was suddenly filled with the sound of dense and intense footsteps. In less than a moment, the remaining hundred or so officers and soldiers of the entire camp had already formed up in ranks.

  Yue Weihan's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, scanning the faces of the soldiers in the front row before shouting: "Liu Tiezhu!"

  Sergeant Liu Tiezhu suddenly stepped forward and responded loudly: "Yes!"

  Yue Weihan coldly glanced at Liu Tiezhu and ordered: "Lead the guard squad, escort Mr. Yang and the seriously injured across the bridge, after completing the task, quickly return to the team."

  "Yes!" Liu Tiezhu responded loudly, turning his head and shouting, "Guard platoon, follow me up!"

  Suddenly, twenty or so soldiers separated from the ranks of the Baoshan camp, either supporting or carrying the seriously wounded away.

  "General Yue, take care." Yang Shaoheng came up to shake hands with Yue Weihan, but Yue Weihan suddenly stood at attention and gave him a standard military salute, shouting "Attention!"

  The whole Bao Shan camp suddenly stood at attention and saluted Yang Shaocheng in unison.

  Yang Shaosheng nodded slightly, his eyes also becoming slightly moist, and then turned around and left.

  Yue Weihan suddenly turned around, facing the already collapsed tunnel, and shouted hoarsely: "Remove your hats! See our brothers off!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Yue Weihan took the lead in removing his military cap, and the officers and soldiers of the Baoshan camp behind him also removed their caps one after another. Cao Xinglong, Chi Chengfeng, and Niu Dagen, who were standing in front of the team, raised their Czech-style guns, and at that moment, the intense machine gun fire sounded like a piece of music. At this moment, even Chi Chengfeng, an iron man, couldn't help but shed tears.

  After finishing a magazine, Yue Weihan suddenly turned around and roared: "Go, follow me to break through!"

  In an instant, the officers and soldiers of the Baoshan camp were like a burst dam, surging out of the warehouse gate, taking advantage of the smoke and night to kill towards the Japanese defense line.

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  Four-line warehouse in the west, Japanese military position.

  The command center of the Wakizaka Brigade was now completely in ruins, with several thousand kilograms of destructive power, enough to flatten a small mountain, let alone a mere three-story Western-style building. Including the commander of the 36th Brigade, Wakizaka Jirō Major General, and the deputy commander Kita Island Tsuyoshi Lieutenant Colonel, nearly a hundred people in the command center were buried alive!

  The commander of the Fengtian Guard Division, Yu Zishan, who happened to arrive at the command post to offer his services, also died.

  The huge shock wave generated by the explosion also overturned the Japanese military barracks around the command post, and nearly three hundred people in two infantry companies were either buried alive or stunned, adding to the impact of smoke and night, the entire scene suddenly became chaotic, no matter how well-trained the devils were, they were also in a state of great confusion at this time.

  The three Japanese infantry battalions stationed in the other directions discovered the abnormality on this side of the command post, but without receiving orders, they did not dare to abandon their positions. All they could do was send out small troops to investigate and quickly contact the division headquarters for tactical guidance.

  Taking advantage of the opportunity that the Little Devil's command system was completely paralyzed and the western blockade line collapsed, Yue Weihan's Baoshan camp broke through the blockade line without any effort. The devils who were suddenly stunned by the huge explosion had no time to carefully distinguish where the sudden appearance of friendly troops came from in the smoke-filled air, and they thought they were a rescue team sent by their neighboring big troops.

  "Kawano-kun, where are you?"

  "Come and save me, come and save me."

  "Koike-kun, hold on, the military doctor will be here soon!"

  "Come on, come on, Kimura-san is stuck, I need help..."

  The Japanese army's position was filled with wails, cries for help, and mournful screams.

  Taking advantage of the flashlight, many Japanese soldiers were running back and forth in the ruins. Niu Dageng, who was rushing behind Yue Weihan, didn't think twice before pulling the bolt of his machine gun. Yue Weihan suddenly let out a muffled hum and shouted, "Stop, breaking through is urgent, pass on the order, no one is allowed to fire, go!"

  After that, Yue Weihan took the lead and rushed into the ruins filled with smoke and dust. Niu Dagen hummed softly and followed him in.

  Behind the two, more than 100 officers and soldiers of Baoshan Camp followed closely like a shadow, quickly catching up. Although the pervasive smoke and night fog affected visibility, and the ruins underfoot had a huge impact on the march, under the support of the great will to survive, not a single soldier from Baoshan Camp fell behind throughout the entire breakout process, it was a miracle!

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  Kunshan, Headquarters of the Japanese 9th Division.

  The division commander of the 9th Division, Lieutenant General Kikaura Keigo, had just gotten out of bed when the chief of staff, Colonel Nakagawa Hiroshi, walked in with a telegram in hand and a serious expression. He reported: "General, we have just received an urgent telegram from the 3rd Battalion of the 36th Regiment in Zhabei that the Chinese troops defending the Sihang Warehouse broke out overnight!"

  "What did you say?" Jijia Liangfu suddenly raised his head, incredulous, "The Baoshan camp broke out?"

  "Yes." Nakagawa Hiroshi also looked shocked, saying in a low voice, "The Treasure Mountain Corps not only broke through the siege but also broke out of the encirclement from the front line of the Wakisaka Allied Forces, it's simply unbelievable!"

  "Preposterous!" Ji Jia Liang Fu's face turned red with rage as he slammed his fist on the table and stood up, "Break through from the front?"

  "Hai!" Nakagawa Hiroshi stood at attention with a loud clap of his feet. "Your Excellency, it's true, that's how things are."

  "What about Wakisaka Jirō?" Kikuchi Yōsuke's face muscles twitched violently as he asked in a stern voice, "What explanation does he have for this?"

  It's not hard to imagine that the Imperial Army, which was besieging the Sihang Warehouse, was not just a company or battalion, but an entire elite brigade. If you include the Manchukuo Fengtian Guard Brigade and the attached artillery, the total number of troops would be nearly 10,000! And what about the Chinese army defending the Sihang Warehouse? The Tokko had already investigated their situation very clearly, and there were only less than 300 people! Even if they received reinforcements in between, the total number of troops would not exceed 500 people!

  The Imperial Army's military strength was nearly twenty times that of the Chinese army, but how did the Imperial Army perform?

  Almost ten thousand people besieged the Sihang Warehouse, which was guarded by less than five hundred people, for nearly twenty days. In the end, not only did they fail to break through, but they were also breached by the Chinese who were trapped in a desperate situation. What's even more shocking and infuriating is that the Chinese not only broke out of the siege but also launched a counterattack from the front line of the Riben Lian Dui!

  If this news gets out, the 36th Regiment and even the entire 9th Division will become a laughing stock!

  Nakagawa Hiroshi replied in a low voice: "Your Excellency, General, Shibata has already died."

  "What? Sakazaki Jirō's ball is broken?"

  "Yes." Hiroshi Nakagawa replied, "The Chinese troops garrisoned in the Fourth Row Warehouse were very cunning. On the one hand, they loudly declared to the outside world that they would defend to the death, while on the other hand, they secretly dug a tunnel directly to the underground command post of the Sakae Garrison Unit and blew it up, destroying the western blockade line and allowing the Chinese troops to break through."

  "Damn the Baoshan Regiment!" Kikawada slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "Those cunning Chinese, the Imperial Japanese Army cannot let them off lightly! Nakagawa, you will immediately rush to the Zhabei area and reorganize the 36th Brigade with all your might. Wipe out the Baoshan Regiment, this is a matter of the army's honor, no failure can be tolerated."

  Nakagawa Hiroshi suddenly puffed out his chest and bowed his head in response: "Hai!"

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