Courtyard House: Reborn in the 1940s, Starting with Killing Japanese Devils

Despite the danger, Lin Nansheng remained calm and quickly directed the action team to counterattack. Dense gunfire erupted inside the trading company, filling the air with smoke, and a fierce battle broke out instantly.

Wang Shi'an gritted his teeth, gripped his pistol tightly, and led a few trusted men in preparation for breaking out through the back door of the foreign firm.

"Lin Nansheng, you must hold out for at least fifteen minutes! Not a second less!" Wang Shi'an shouted at Lin Nansheng, his tone full of urgency.

But at this critical moment, a mortar shell pierced the sky and landed right next to Wang Shi'an, followed by a deafening explosion.

Wang Shi'an was violently thrown over by the powerful shockwave, his body blasted into a bloody mess, barely clinging to life, lying on the ground on the verge of death.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Under the cover of artillery fire, Japanese soldiers surged towards the Huaxing Foreign Firm like a tidal wave, launching a fierce attack.

Lin Nansheng's eyes were bloodshot as he roared for his team to concentrate their firepower and suppress the enemy. Although their faces were filled with fear, the team members still pulled the triggers with all their might, and bullets rained down on the Japanese soldiers.

However, the Japanese army was numerous and, under the cover of heavy artillery fire, continued to advance, making the defensive line precarious.

Taking advantage of the smoke from the explosion, several Japanese soldiers quietly crept to the window of the trading company, preparing to throw grenades again.

Lin Nansheng keenly sensed the danger and immediately picked up his submachine gun to fire accurately, killing the Japanese soldiers one by one.

However, Japanese reinforcements kept arriving, and wave after wave of attacks came without stopping.

Inside the trading company, after burning documents and dismantling equipment, the agents from the archives and telecommunications departments also picked up weapons and joined the battle.

However, most of them only did clerical work and were not good at close combat. Under the fierce offensive of the Japanese army, they quickly fell into a disadvantage and could not resist.

Lin Nansheng watched his companions fall one after another, his heart filled with endless grief and indignation.

He knew that in the current situation, holding out for fifteen minutes would be an impossible task, but he still did not back down. He stayed at the forefront of the battle and commanded the remaining team members to fight to the death.

Suddenly, a bullet struck Lin Nansheng's shoulder, and bright red blood gushed out instantly, flowing down his arm.

He swayed and nearly fell over.

Lin Nansheng gritted his teeth, enduring the excruciating pain as he continued to fight back.

Just then, the main gate of the trading company was blown open by Japanese explosives, and Japanese soldiers rushed in like a flood, instantly escalating the battle inside.

"Captain Lin, what do we do? We can't get out; we're completely surrounded by the Japanese!"

"Yes, Captain Lin, the Japanese are everywhere; there's no chance of breaking through!"

The team members' voices were filled with despair as they all looked at Lin Nansheng, hoping he could come up with a solution.

Lin Nansheng's eyes remained resolute as he shouted in a stern voice, "Then let us risk our lives and fight these Japanese invaders to the death!"

Upon hearing this, the team members glared angrily, let out a deafening shout, and turned to engage in a fierce hand-to-hand battle with the Japanese soldiers who rushed in.

In an instant, the sounds of battle filled the Huaxing Trading Company, with swords flashing and blood staining the ground.

Ignoring the excruciating pain in his shoulder, Lin Nansheng gripped his gun with both hands and fought fiercely, engaging in a close-quarters, desperate struggle with the Japanese soldiers.

He spotted an opening in a Japanese soldier's defenses, kicked him hard to the ground, and then swung his rifle butt, smashing it heavily onto the head of another Japanese soldier.

However, the two sides were outnumbered, and a large number of Japanese troops swarmed in from all directions, surrounding Lin Nansheng and his team members.

Team members fell one after another, their blood gradually soaking the ground beneath their feet.

Lin Nansheng suffered several more wounds, but he did not flinch at all, his eyes filled with a resolute determination to die.

He knew in his heart that as a son of China, even if he had only one last bit of strength left, he would fight the enemy to the very end.

At the critical moment, a Japanese officer brandished his command sword and slashed fiercely at Lin Nansheng.

Lin Nansheng swiftly dodged the fatal blow, then seized the opportunity and thrust his gun fiercely into the chest of the Japanese officer. The officer let out a piercing scream and fell heavily to the ground.

More Japanese soldiers gathered around upon hearing the commotion, and Lin Nansheng's strength gradually gave out.

Looking at the few teammates around him, a sense of tragic heroism welled up inside him.

"Brothers, even if we die, we'll take a few Japanese invaders with us!"

Lin Nansheng roared loudly, his face filled with grief and indignation.

The team members responded in unison, mustered their last bit of strength to launch an attack, and fought a final, desperate battle against the Japanese army.

Just then, Li Moqun and Ming Lou arrived quickly with agents from the 76th Special Agent Headquarters to join the battle and provide support.

A burst of gunfire suddenly rang out, the rattling sound echoing all around.

Lin Nansheng was shot multiple times and his body was riddled with holes.

His eyes widened, and his body slowly fell backward, blood staining his military uniform, but a relieved smile spread across his face.

In the end, Lin Nansheng and all members of the action team died heroically, and the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station was also completely wiped out in this bloody battle.

A smug smile spread across Hirata Kiko's face as she looked at her adjutant, Okino Momoeko.

He ordered, "Find the Military Intelligence Bureau's radio, disassemble some parts, and then reassemble it."

"Send a telegram in plain text to Dai Li in Chongqing, telling him that the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station has been completely wiped out. This is the consequence of offending the Imperial Japanese Army."

"Yes, Commander Hirata!" Momoe Okino responded and accepted the order.

In less than a day, Dai Li received this telegram in plain text in Chongqing, and the Chairman also saw the contents of the telegram.

He immediately summoned Dai Li, and vehemently rebuked him, leaving him utterly humiliated.

"Dai Yunong! The people at the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station are all good-for-nothings, a bunch of incompetent fools!"

What's that stationmaster's name? This kind of person should be court-martialed!

Fortunately, another piece of good news calmed the Chairman down a bit, and he even promoted Zhao Heng exceptionally.

Dai Li, with a stoop, carefully handed a telegram to the Chairman: "Chairman, please calm down."

The station chief, Wang Shi'an, was killed by the Japanese army, sacrificing his life for his country.

However, I have some great news to report to you. I previously dispatched an agent codenamed Yama to secretly infiltrate Shanghai. His original mission was to eliminate the notorious traitor Chen Moqun.

Unexpectedly, this "King of Hell" not only completed his mission of eliminating traitors, but also successfully assassinated Kagesa Teisho, the head of the Mei Agency in Shanghai. Kagesa was the first major general-level officer of the Japanese army to die in battle.

Every word Dai Li uttered was a bombshell.

It turned out that Zhao Heng had already escaped danger safely, successfully completed all his missions, and after leaving the city of Shanghai, he arrived at a small village in northern Jiangsu.

At 1 a.m. the previous day, he turned on his mini radio and gave Dai Li in Chongqing a detailed report on the operation.

After listening, the Chairman reached out and took the telegram, examining it carefully. A hint of satisfaction appeared on his face.

"Such a feat is truly remarkable. What is the real name of this King Yama?"

"His surname is Zhao and his given name is Heng. He is a talent that I discovered and carefully nurtured."

Dai Li, shameless as ever, seized the opportunity to claim credit before the Chairman could ask any more questions.

"Zhao Heng is both wise and brave. This operation not only eliminated the traitors but also severely damaged the high command of the Japanese army, killing a Japanese major general. This will surely greatly boost the morale of our army."