"Company Commander Fang!" Just as I took my soldiers to clean up a house with guns and walked towards another target, a communication soldier appeared in front of me and reported: "The Education Chief ordered your department to withdraw from the battle and go to the command center!"

"Quit out of the battle?" The soldiers were surprised when they heard this.[]

It’s not that the soldiers don’t like to execute this order, but that they let a company exit the battlefield alone when the two sides are in full swing... Such things seem to happen rarely.

"Stop the fight!" Although I was also confused about this, I still ordered the soldiers: "Find a place to rest and wait for my order!"

"Yes!" Li Wenxi and several other platoon leaders stood up and turned around and waved their hands to lead the soldiers back.

I followed the communication soldiers to rush to the command center in the streets full of corpses. In just over ten minutes, I arrived in front of a three-story cement house... Such houses are everywhere in Shanghai now. Most of the rich families who can afford such houses are rich. They heard the sound of war a few days ago and fled. But what made me feel a little strange is that... the dozen guards standing guard at the door were all wearing German steel helmets...

It is not unusual for soldiers wearing German-style helmets to appear in Shanghai at this time. The German-Armed Division is the main force of this battle, right? But it is a bit unusual for them to appear at the command department of our 59th Army.

Sure enough, when I followed the communications soldier into the inner room, I saw the Education Chief, his adjutant and even Sun Yuanliang, the commander of the 87th Division, standing straight aside, and a young man who looked only in his thirties sat in the center.

The communications soldier hurriedly ran up to report and said, "Report to the commander of the second company, bring it to the direction of the company commander of the second company!"

Upon hearing this, my head buzzed. Could it be that this young man is Zhang Zhizhong, commander-in-chief of the Central Operations Army and commander-in-chief of the Ninth Army...

Zhang Zhizhong looked in a bad mood. He raised his head and looked at me, nodded and said, "Sit down!"

"I don't dare!" I pushed.

"If you ask you to sit down, just sit down!" Zhang Zhizhong frowned and said to me, "This is an order!"

"Yes!" I had to sit down on the stool next to me as Zhang Zhizhong's order, but I just watched the Education Chief and Sun Yuanliang standing. It was really uncomfortable to sit down than to stand.

"Company Commander Fang!" Zhang Zhizhong handed me a cup of tea and said, "I heard your criticism of me from Commander Sun..."

"I don't know it's the commander's tactic..." Hearing this, I stood up as if I was stabbed by a needle, but I was quickly pressed down by Zhang Zhizhong.

"At first, I didn't agree with your criticism! But now the facts are in front of you!" Zhang Zhizhong pointed to Huishan Wharf on the map and said, "The Huishan Wharf, which I thought I would never attack... I didn't expect it to be destroyed in the blink of an eye on your hand, and the Japanese army's defense also had loopholes. It's not enough to be convinced!"

"Oh!" Zhang Zhizhong frowned again and sighed, "But this victory seems to have come too late! If you could have come to Shanghai a few days earlier, you can see this loophole in Japan..."

"Commander!" Hearing this, I couldn't help but look at Zhang Zhizhong in confusion.

"That's right!" Sun Yuanliang explained: "We just received reliable news that the first batch of Japanese reinforcements will arrive in Shanghai early tomorrow morning. By then, the nail in our army has not been removed, and a large number of reinforcements are rushing to land on the beach. I'm afraid..."

"Oh!" Hearing this, I realized the reason why Zhang Zhizhong was depressed.

I have always known that Japanese reinforcements would come, but I didn't expect them to come so quickly! It's only a few hours before dawn. If we want to pull out the nail of the Marine Corps Command within these few hours... it seems unrealistic. However, if we wait until the Japanese reinforcements arrive, we have to clear the Japanese army, so as to avoid being attacked by the Japanese army inside and outside. In other words, our previous sacrifices and efforts will soon be wasted...

"Commander!" Sun Yuanliang took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and said unwillingly: "We still have some time. The battle at the Gongda Spinning Mill is almost over. We join the strength of the three divisions to attack the Japanese headquarters with all our strength..."

"I know the hard attack!" Before Sun Yuanliang finished speaking, Zhang Zhizhong interrupted him impatiently: "Do we still have three divisions? How many casualties are there in the 87th Division? How many casualties are there in the 88th Division? Besides, these two divisions have already become exhausted soldiers in turn in recent days. How much pressure can it put on the Japanese army?"

Zhang Zhizhong is right. Although the Kuomintang army has a lot of troops in Shanghai now, there are only three German divisions that can pose a threat to the Japanese army, and other troops... Even soldiers like our 59th Army who walked off the battlefield will have increased casualties just like yesterday's charge because they have no heavy weapons.

It would be fine if there were really three German divisions, but Huishan Wharf and Gongda Spinning Mill were all in the hands of our army. At best, the Japanese army that was fighting stubbornly in the headquarters was only two or three thousand. We had 30,000 people to attack him, and even if the defense of the Japanese was tough, they could still chew it down. But the problem is that these three German divisions, especially the 87th Division in Sun Yuanliang, had already suffered more than half of the casualties, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

"There is only one way to withdraw the troops!" The Education Chief said helplessly: "I hope the commander will make a decision early so that our army can escape and arrange it calmly on the second line!"

Of course what the Education Chief said was right. He could not fight here and he could not fight. After a long time, he was still at risk of being attacked by the Japanese inside and outside. It would be better to retreat to the second line to repair some fortifications and make more preparations. In fact, this battle in history was like this. Although the national army attacked with all its might, it was still not captured in the end, and had to retreat to the second line to move into defense.

But the problem is that Zhang Zhizhong is unwilling to give in... He is a favorite general of Chiang Kai-shek, and he is young and energetic. This time he brings the most elite troops in the country, and he will inevitably hope to fight a beautiful battle for others to see... Now that the fruits of victory are right in front of him, how could he be willing to retreat like this?

At this time, the sound of tank motors and crawling tracks suddenly came from the street outside the door. I couldn't help but ask Sun Yuanliang in confusion: "Master, this is outside..."

"Oh, that's the tank company that just arrived from Nanjing!" Sun Yuanliang replied: "Originally, they were ready for battle when they attacked Huishan Wharf, but you killed too quickly... They took down the wharf with one charge, so they had no chance to perform!"

"Well! Our army has tanks..." I was surprised to hear this, because in my impression, the National Army had pitifully few anti-tank weapons. This is why the Japanese Type 95 tank with only a dozen millimeters of armor can enter a no-man's land on the land of China. So I only knew that the National Army had tank companies.

"Yes, there are, but not many!" Sun Yuanliang said helplessly: "There are only two tanks in the country, with a total of twelve tanks!"

Upon hearing this, I couldn't help but have an idea and asked immediately: "How about these tanks... compared with the Japanese Type 95 tanks?"

"The attack power and protection are almost the same!"

"I'm not asking this!" I said, "I mean... I look big and small!"

"The size is similar, and the appearance is naturally a little different!" Then Sun Yuanliang looked at me in confusion and asked back: "Company Commander Fang means... to attack the Japanese headquarters with a tank company? No, those tanks are all Vicks light tanks bought from the UK. The thickest armor is only thirteen millimeters, and they can't stop the Japanese gunfire!"

I ignored Sun Yuanliang's words and said to myself: "There is a difference in appearance... We can add some sandbags or disguise to the tank, and if we can't, we can also put a plaster flag on it!"

Zhang Zhizhong was stunned when he heard this, looked at me in surprise and said, "Company Commander Fang means..."

"Commander!" I replied: "Because our army has very few tanks, these tanks are afraid that even our soldiers will think they are Japanese tanks when they see them, let alone Japanese? As long as we disguise these tanks... and have night cover!"

"Come on!" Zhang Zhizhong clenched his fists and said, "Why didn't I expect this? We can even let some soldiers pretend to be Japanese and follow the tank. It's better...... and arrange a few Japanese-speaking people, which will probably deceive the Japanese!"

It is indeed not easy to find a few Japanese soldiers in our 59th place, but it is not difficult to find them in German and military masters. It is popular to study in Japan in this era, right? Even Chiang Kai-shek studied in Japanese non-commissioned schools.

"This method may work!" The Education Chief nodded and said, "Although our tanks cannot withstand the firepower of the Japanese army, as long as these tanks are brought close to the Japanese fortifications, even if they are destroyed, they can provide good cover for our army's charge. However, the commander of the Marine Corps has been surrounded by our army. At this time, such an armored force suddenly emerged... Will the Japanese be suspicious?"

"We can let those tanks and troops pretend to be reinforcements from the Japanese!" I said: "We must master the time and act when the Japanese reinforcements are about to arrive until dawn. Even other national troops can pretend to be reinforcements from the Japanese to show them a scene. If all aspects cooperate well... we are not afraid that the Japanese will not be deceived!"

Hearing the words, Education couldn't help but gasp: "Is this too dangerous? What if the Japanese reinforcements really come..."
Chapter completed!