Not enough Japanese devils to kill? 1.4 billion people volunteer for the Battle of Shanghai.

[Countdown to the 3rd time travel: 00:10:00]

The four people stood in the designated area.

The 4-cubic-meter supply boxes have been integrated into two large equipment packs, which are carried by Lei Gang and Lin Mo.

Su Yue checked the communication terminal. Two times were displayed on the screen:

【1937年锚点：8月16日12:00】

[Simultaneous with 2025]

"The live stream signal has been connected." Su Yue looked up. "It's being streamed simultaneously on 37 major platforms across the country."

Bian Yun looked at the camera—he knew that at this moment, hundreds of millions of eyes were watching him.

They are waiting for them.

Five minutes left in the countdown.

On the large screen in the observation room, live comments began to scroll.

These aren't online bullet comments, but rather "messages" from all over the country, verified with real names:

"[Lanzhou, Gansu] Lao Ma, a beef noodle restaurant owner: Brothers! When you come back, I'll treat you to the first batch of beef noodles! All you can eat! All you can eat!"

"[Guangxi·Guilin] Zhuang Folk Song Team Member Wei Xiuying: Sing a folk song for the Party, I compare the Party to my mother—Heroes, your mother is waiting for you to come home!"

"[Chongqing] Hot pot restaurant owner Zhao Lazi: I've got tripe, duck intestines, and beef aorta all ready! I'm coming back to have the spiciest hot pot and drink the strongest liquor."

"[Tianjin] Crosstalk performer Guo Degang: I'll be back to perform a crosstalk routine for you! I guarantee it will make you laugh! You absolutely must come back to hear it!"

"[Jiangsu, Nanjing] All students of Jinling High School: That page in our history textbook has come to life today! Teacher, can we go? Can we go up there?!"

"[Henan, Zhengzhou] Chef Zhou: The spicy soup is ready! All-you-can-eat noodles! Come back! We Henan people are honest! If we say we'll have enough, we mean we'll have enough!"

"To all DJI employees in Shenzhen: A nation strengthened by technology! We support you on the front lines with our best products!"

"Wang Bing, a member of the Antarctic expedition team at the Great Wall Station: We are at the ends of the earth! But our hearts are in Baoshan! Heroes! The ice of Antarctica will melt for you!"

"[Space·China Space Station] Astronaut Liu Yang: From space, the brightest light on Earth is China. Today, the brightest star is you. Return safely."

……

The barrage of comments was like a sea, flooding the screen.

Each one is a heartbeat.

Each one says the same thing: "We're here."

【00:05:00】

Bian Yun closed her eyes.

He heard it.

Hearing the voice of a people, from the easternmost point of the Ussuri River to the westernmost point of the Pamir Plateau; from the northernmost point of Mohe to the southernmost point of Zengmu Reef—

All the voices converge into one sentence:

"Kill the enemy!"

"Kill the enemy—!!!!!"

This is not text on the screen.

This is the voice of 1.4 billion people shouting at the same time in front of the screen.

At home, at school, in the military, in factories, in the fields, in every corner where there are Chinese people.

The father picked up his son and pointed at the screen: "Look! Those are our soldiers!"

The mother wiped away her tears and said to her daughter, "Remember these faces. Without them, you wouldn't exist."

The teacher stopped lecturing, and the whole class stood up: "Class, today's lesson is history—living history."

The veteran put on his old military uniform and saluted the screen: "Old comrades... I'm back again."

The young man clenched his fists and pounded his chest: "Why not me?! Why can't I go?!"

Go ahead.

Then-

go with

The barrage of comments was deafening. (Back)

Bian Yun's eyes welled up with tears as she watched.

【00:00:30】

Su Yue pressed the communication button: "2025 Command Center, this is the Transcendent Team. Final communication test."

Academician Yuan An's voice came through, filled with barely suppressed excitement:

"Signal is clear! Nationwide live broadcast channel is now open! Real-time online viewership... 870 million, and still growing!"

"Comrade Bian Yun, Comrade Lin Mo, Comrade Lei Gang, Comrade Su Yue—"

The old man's voice choked up:

"The new China... awaits your triumphant return."

【00:00:10】

General Wang Kangmei's face appeared on the split screen. He said nothing, only raised his hand in salute.

Behind him, everyone in the entire command center stood up and saluted.

【00:00:05】

Bian Yun looked at Lin Mo, Lei Gang, and Su Yue.

The three nodded in unison.

【00:00:03】

Bian Yun closed her eyes.

The image of that red flag flashed through his mind.

The faces of Yao Qing, Liu Fan, Zhao Dashan, Shuanzhu... all came to mind.

【00:00:02】

Lei Gang grinned: "You little devils, Grandpa's here to bring you—warmth."

【00:00:01】

The last moment before darkness descended.

Bian Yun heard it.

I heard the heartbeats of 1.4 billion people.

Heard the story of a nation, spanning eighty-eight years—

The words that were finally spoken:

"We've arrived."

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The 3rd Crossing: Operation Files

Personnel: Bian Yun (Team Leader), Lin Mo (Sniper/Infiltration), Lei Gang (Demolition/Air Defense), Su Yue (Electronic Warfare/Communications)

Supplies: 4 cubic meters (4 anti-aircraft missiles, 2 anti-material sniper systems, 1 QJY201 general-purpose machine gun, 1 thermal weapon communication base station, 2 cubic meters of medical supplies, 1 cubic meter of survival equipment)

Live stream status: Simultaneous globally, peak real-time online viewership reached 8.7 million.

锚点时间：1937年8月16日12:00（宝山银行大楼防御战最危急时刻）

Primary task:

1. Establish a robust communication relay station (Su Yue)

2. Eliminate Japanese long-range firing positions (Lin Mo)

3. Establish an air defense security zone (Lei Gang)

4. Transferring the second batch of seriously wounded patients (Bian Yun)

5. Ultimate Goal: To establish the first "spacetime safety zone" in the Baoshan area, laying the foundation for subsequent large-scale time travel.

"We brought not only weapons, but also the gaze of the entire nation—to tell them in 1937: This time, you are not alone."

—Article 3 of the Third Crossing Operation Program