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Chapter 125 The Shameful Moment of the Battle of Wuhan
The back entrance of the Grand World Entertainment City.

Two cars, positioned in a V-shape, blocked the back exit.

The sounds of gunfire continued unabated.

Several trucks were blocked at the back exit, and a group of thugs armed with Hanyang rifles and pistols used the trucks as cover to keep firing downwards.

Zhang Zixian secretly groaned. He thought he could get a good deal by hiding at the back door, but who knew he would actually run into a big fish.

The problem was that the fish was much bigger than he had imagined: five trucks, about four hundred boxes of opium, and about twenty escorts.

Zhang Zixian's team consisted of six intelligence officers and eight members of the third squad of the action team.

The team members were fine; they had all undergone professional capture training and could coordinate well in both gunfights and capture operations.

The intelligence team was a bit lacking; they could only do what Zhang Zixian did: hide behind the back door cover and take occasional sniper shots.

However, there was a significant difference in strength between the two sides. Seeing that he was being suppressed by the other side and couldn't lift his head, Zhang Zixian was extremely anxious and furious.

If Zuo Mingquan doesn't send reinforcements soon, these people definitely won't be able to stop them.

Just then, a black sedan sped into the battlefield from another direction.

Before Zhang Zixian could react, the back door of the car opened, and a figure was thrown out.

After making this move, the car didn't stop at all, but sped straight out of the back alley and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Bang bang bang." Zhang Zixian fired a few shots at the figure on instinct, but the other party did not react. Instead, he lay on the ground like a dead dog, motionless.

At this moment, some sharp-eyed thugs on the other side had already recognized the clothes this person was wearing.

"It's the boss, the boss has been beaten to death."

Huh? I killed Zhang Xiaolin? Zhang Zixian was stunned. That dead dog-like figure was actually Zhang Xiaolin?

"Stop, stop fighting, we surrender." Seeing that Zhang Xiaolin had been killed, the other side lost the will to continue fighting.

They all put down their spears and surrendered.

Perhaps this is the power of beheading generals on the battlefield. There is a reason why being the first to scale the enemy lines, capture the flag, behead generals, and break through enemy lines were considered the four great military achievements in ancient battlefields.

This act of beheading an enemy general is considered the foremost of the four military merits. Once an enemy general is killed on the spot, the psychological collapse caused by this will quickly affect the morale of the soldiers.

Zhang Xiaolin was like a general among these people; with his death, they no longer had a reason to fight for anyone. Therefore, they surrendered without hesitation.
After leaving the back alley, the black sedan stopped below a house not far from the Grand World Entertainment City.

Lin Huaibu stepped forward and knocked on the door of the house. The person inside opened a crack, glanced at the door warily, and then opened the door.

Lin Huaibu walked into the house, looked at Liao Ruyuan sitting at the head of the table, clasped his hands and said, "Brother Liao, the matter is done. Zhang Xiaolin is dead."

That's right, these men carrying Type 14 Nambu submachine guns are the same people recruited by Lin Xueyi at the Sixteen Factories Wharf.

The leader was Liao Ruyuan, and Lin Huaibu was also one of Liao Ruyuan's subordinates.

Not only him, but all the unfamiliar faces that Song Zushan brought were Liao Ruyuan's subordinates.

This deadly trap was set up the very day Zhang Xiaolin wanted to fight Zuo Mingquan.
The following day, in Shanghai, the third lesson of the Southern Transportation Department.

Chen Yang looked at the newspaper that Li Ningyu had just brought in, and the corners of his mouth almost turned into a pout.

This report was the most eye-catching item in the July 1, 1938 edition of the "Shenbao" newspaper.

"The Nanjing Special Service seized over 400 boxes of opium from the Grand World Entertainment City; Shanghai tycoon Zhang Xiaolin was shot thirteen times and died."
Sure enough, Liao Ruyuan was much more reliable than Lin Xueyi.

With Zhang Xiaolin dealt with, now it's up to Shen Xingshan. As long as he can handle Zhang Xiaolin's six henchmen, Chen Yang's plans in Shanghai will be successfully completed.

With the Shanghai docks and Zhang Xiaolin's territory combined, Chen Yang effectively controlled at least half of Shanghai...

A burst of applause and excited shouts erupted outside, quickly interrupting Chen Yang's thoughts.

Chen Yang pushed open the office door and found that the sound was coming from the direction of the First Class. Before Chen Yang could ask anything, his secretary, Li Ningyu, quickly walked over with a press release.

"Secretary Li, what happened? Why are Matsushima and the others so happy?"

Li Ningyu handed the notice to Chen Yang and said, "Sir, the 6th Division's Banjing Detachment captured Madang Fortress the day before yesterday."

"Section Chief Matsushima's first mission received a commendation from the Expeditionary Army Headquarters for its timely delivery, and they are celebrating."

Chen Yang's heart sank as he took the notice, which detailed the battle situation of the Banjing Detachment's capture of Madang. After reading it, Chen Yang couldn't help but sigh inwardly, realizing that the Blue Army had an unusually large number of incompetent teammates.

Madang Fortress is a masterpiece built by the Blues at great expense.

The battle in Wuhan had just begun when the KMT's United Front Work Department and the Ministry of National Defense held countless meetings regarding the defense of Madang.
All departments unanimously agreed that "the defense of Madang is of paramount importance in the great war of resistance, and its fortifications, artillery positions, and troop defenses should be specially supervised and arranged by the Military Command to ensure that no mistakes are made."

In order to prevent the Third Fleet of the Navy from going up the Yangtze River, the General Staff ordered the blockade of the Madang Fortress on the Yangtze River. In addition to laying thousands of mines on the river, some old gunboats and fishing boats were also scuttled on the spot to create artificial reefs and prevent the Third Fleet of the Navy from advancing westward.

It must be said that, after so much effort, the Madang Fortress was indeed as impregnable as the military command had predicted.

Since the start of the war, the Japanese army has repeatedly dispatched aircraft and naval guns to bombard the Madang Fortress, but with little effect.

The main reasons, besides the fact that Madang Fortress was impregnable, were its geographical advantages, which made it extremely easy to defend.

Once the Blue Camp defenders retreated into their fortifications, it became virtually impossible for naval guns and aircraft to launch a fatal attack on the fortress.
This cowardly and unscrupulous tactic caused the attacking Itagaki Detachment a great deal of trouble.

After several days, not only did they fail to achieve anything, but they also lost a considerable number of ships.

According to the battle reports sent back from Madang Fortress, the Military Commission even naively believed that Li Yunheng's strength could at least hold off the Japanese army for more than a month, or at the very least for more than half a month, providing ample preparation time for the defense of the Wuhan battlefield.

However, in reality, the Japanese army officially launched a strong attack on June 24, and by June 29, the Madang Fortress had already changed hands.

The entire period of time was less than a week.
Logically speaking, a fortress of this caliber shouldn't be lost in less than a week, even if you left a pig there, let alone an officer from a proper military academy.

In fact, Madang Fortress was indeed impregnable, but unfortunately, it was entrusted to the wrong person. Such a powerful fortress was entrusted to a useless ally.

Li Yunheng, a native of Bazitou Village, Lishiwan Township, Ningyuan County, Hunan Province, was the commander of the Madang District of the Yangtze River Defense.
After the outbreak of the Wuhan War, Li Yunheng, commander of the 16th Army, was ordered to lead his troops to defend the Penghu, Madang and Dongliu line.
At that time, the 16th Army consisted of three divisions and one brigade, and was also equipped with marines and artillery regiments, totaling more than 30,000 people.
Li Yunheng's mission was to hold the positions at Xiangshan and Huanglishu.

After the troops were stationed, Li Yunheng, in accordance with the requirements of the Military Command, constructed defensive fortifications in batches and dispatched a regiment to Huayang and Wangjiang to attack the Japanese landing forces, cover the fortresses, and prevent enemy ships from breaking in.

The superiors ordered that the entire army must exert its full strength to hold off the enemy for half a month.

Judging from the current defensive posture, this task is a piece of cake for the 16th Army, which has the advantage of favorable timing and terrain.

Ironically, he messed up this seemingly easy task in less than a week.

The reason behind it is even more outrageous.

Li Yunheng studied at the Baoding Military Academy's accelerated training program in 1919. After graduation, he stayed on as a teacher at the academy.

This person is not very capable, but has an extremely strong sense of vanity.

While he was serving as the commander of the 16th Army and taking over the defense of Madang Fortress, he still had time to set up the "Anti-Japanese Military and Political University" and appointed himself as its president.

Not only that, he also boasted to everyone that there were plenty of army commanders in the Blue Army, but how many of them could be called principals?
If you like being a principal, that's your business, but this guy is a complete idiot.

With a formidable enemy at hand and the Japanese army already advancing, he specifically ordered officers of platoon level and above in each district to study at the Military and Political University.

This move resulted in the soldiers in the Xiangshan area being caught off guard and without orders when attacked, leaving them disorganized and in disarray.

In less than a day, they lost the positions of Xiangkou and Xiangshan in succession.

After the Japanese army occupied Xiangkou, Madang Fortress was attacked from both sides and had no reinforcements. Originally planned to hold out for a month, Madang Fortress fell into the hands of the Japanese army in less than a week, from the start of the battle on June 14 to June 29.
Of course, we have to mention another pig in the Blue Team camp...

Xue Weiying, commander of the 167th Division.

On June 24, when Madang Fortress was attacked, the defending troops were unable to contact Li Yunheng and immediately asked Commander-in-Chief Zhang Fakui for help.

On June 26, Zhang Fakui ordered Xue Weiying, commander of the 167th Division, to lead his troops to reinforce the area. In order to get to the battlefield as soon as possible, Xue decided to take a shortcut without authorization.

However, the pig seemed to have underestimated its sense of direction. The troops that set off on June 26th were only a few kilometers away from Madang, yet it got lost.

A division commander got lost on his way to reinforce a unit? This ridiculous thing actually happened to a commander of the opposing force. It sounds like a fairy tale, but it's true.

By the time it led its troops to the scene, Madang Fortress had already fallen.

Meanwhile, the principal, who was at the temporary war preparedness command center in Wuhan, saw that the Madang Fortress, which he had spent three years and countless funds and efforts to build, had been lost in this way, and he cursed, "Damn it!"

Ultimately, Xue Weiying, commander of the 167th Division, was executed by firing squad on the battlefield, and Li Yunxing, commander of the 16th Army, was dismissed from his post and investigated.
Even with strict military discipline, it was too late. It can be said that the Blue Army suffered a crushing defeat at the very beginning of the Battle of Wuhan.

Ring ring, ring ring, the phone rang. Chen Yang, annoyed, tossed the press release aside and answered the phone.

Elsa's voice came from the other end: "Chen Yang, are you free this afternoon? I've already chosen an office, would you like to come over and take a look?"

(End of this chapter)