Even if I'm a useless bum at Whampoa Military Academy, I'll be invincible in the War of Re

Zhao Yunwen sneered:

"The main force of the 9th Division arrived at this time, just in time to collect the bodies of the Japanese soldiers from the Kanazawa Regiment."

He then raised his voice and said:

"Let's just kill them all, and let the Japanese bury them themselves!"

Everyone burst into laughter after hearing this, their morale soaring even higher. Zhao Yunwen's heroic spirit in treating the Ninth Division as corpse collectors infected everyone.

You've already won the psychological battle!

"Brothers, take the spoils—back to defend!"

An hour later, the 6th Infantry Brigade arrived at the battlefield. What they saw was a field of corpses, stripped naked, no different from pigs and dogs.

"You idiot! This is outrageous!"

Major General Yoshiyuki Akiyama, commander of the 6th Brigade, breached the defenses on the spot, and his subordinate regiment suffered heavy losses. He was responsible for the incident.

The commander of the 35th Infantry Regiment, Suekichi Fujii, who accompanied him, volunteered for the mission, saying:

"General, please allow me to lead the 35th Regiment to break through the enemy's defenses at the Great Field and avenge our warriors!"

Akiyama Yoshiyuki also wanted to immediately annihilate the garrison in Ōba, but he was, after all, a general, and his composure was superior; to raise an army in anger was a major taboo in military strategy.

"Mr. Fujii, calm down and find out the enemy's situation first."

The Chinese were able to severely damage the powerful 7th Regiment, demonstrating their formidable fighting strength. We must find out what happened.

Have you found Isa-kun?

Brigade Chief of Staff Ginji Kurokawa continued, saying:

"Reporting to the General, we found Senior Staff Officer Major Nakajima among the defeated soldiers. He said that Isa-kun has already done his duty to His Majesty."

"Baka yarou, how dare he still be alive?"

Akiyama Yoshiyuki felt like personally chopping Nakajima in half; only killing could relieve his anger, so he decided to take on Major Nakajima.

"General, Major Nakajima is a member of the Saber Group. After the regimental headquarters was breached, he risked his life to protect Isa-kun and help him escape. He is the survivor who knows the situation best."

"Baka! You piece of trash, tell him to get over here!"

Akiyama Yoshiyuki's tone softened considerably, and he stopped shouting for violence. Killing a mere major was easy, but offending the Saber Group for it would be unwise.

Lieutenant Colonel Kurokawa immediately had Major Nakajima summoned. Both of them were in the staff system, so it was only natural for them to look after each other.

The Nationalist government army was divided into numerous factions, and the Japanese army also had its own cliques, with major factions involving both land and sea operations, and even more minor factions.

The "Saber Group" is a special group composed of the top six graduates from the Army University each year. These individuals are showered with attention and have a greater chance of promotion and advancement.

Moreover, they have already formed factions and support each other. Offending one of them means offending a whole group of people, not to mention the idea of ​​arbitrarily executing someone. Akiyama Yoshiyuki is not that stupid.

After Major Nakajima met Yoshiyuki Akiyama, he embellished the story and recounted what had happened.

They deliberately exaggerated Isaichi Kazuo's command errors, shifting the blame onto the dead, since there's no way to verify the facts now.

"General, the reason I am still alive is that I want to tell you everything I know."

The defenders of Dachang were very strong, but they also suffered heavy casualties, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

Now that my wish has been fulfilled, please allow me, as a samurai, to apologize to His Majesty the Heavenly Locust.

Major Nakajima adopted a posture as if he was about to commit seppuku, which was a common occurrence in the Japanese army, so no one suspected anything. This, on the contrary, made Akiyama Yoshiyuki look at him with higher regard.

Major General Yoshiyuki Akiyama suppressed his anger and advised:

"Nakajima-kun, the responsibility does not lie with you."

"The Empire spends a fortune training a graduate of the Army University, so that you can contribute to the holy war, not act like a barbarian!"

Major Nakajima, taking the opportunity, said:

"Hey, thank you, General. I will always remember your teachings and dedicate myself to the holy war until my dying breath."

After doing Akiyama Yoshiyuki a favor, he continued:

"Nakajima-kun, in your opinion, what are the chances of victory if the main force of the Phantom Troupe launches a full-scale attack?"

Major Nakajima was quite capable; seeing that Akiyama Yoshiyuki had asked, he went along with his idea and said:

"General, the garrison has at most three thousand men left, and the brigade, after gathering the defeated soldiers, still has a total strength of six thousand."

With a troop strength of two to one, and the 35th Regiment being one of the strongest armies in the world, the Chinese were exhausted after several days of fierce fighting.

With this shift in power, the actual gap in combat strength between the two sides has widened, and the advantage lies with us!

Akiyama Yoshiyuki's expression returned to normal, and he nodded, saying:

"Yoshi, Nakajima-kun's analysis is very accurate. Three thousand exhausted soldiers are nothing to fear."

Fujii-kun, the task of defeating the enemy is entrusted to you. The success or failure of the Holy War depends on Ōba. The Chinese reinforcements are arriving soon. Even if it comes at a cost, you must achieve a breakthrough as soon as possible.

"Just tell me if you need anything!"

Colonel Fujii has finally seized his chance to shine. The 7th Regiment suffered heavy losses in Oba. If he can lead the 35th Regiment to break through the defenders, the difference in their abilities will be immediately apparent!

"General, before launching the attack, it would be best to call in a round of artillery support from the division headquarters to bomb the field into ruins."

Fujii was a pragmatist, and getting artillery support would naturally be the best outcome.

The process is not important; the result is what matters.

This fell within Major General Akiyama's authority, and he immediately made the decision:

"Alright, I'll make those Chinese feel the wrath of the Imperial Army. The rest is up to Fujii-kun!"

At the Gejia Archway, the security regiment's defensive position was being repaired by soldiers who were working hard, sweating profusely.

Zhao Yunwen was inspecting the position with several key personnel, including Colonel Qin Qingwu, the commander of the 109th Regiment, who was acting like a lackey. He said admiringly:

"Commander Zhao, I'm glad I saw this. Field fortifications can be repaired like this."

"Commander Qin, civil engineering work is a matter of life and death; you can't take it too seriously."

The Japanese soldiers, despite their superior firepower, still acted like groundhogs; this is something we should learn from.

"What's wrong with being a groundhog if it means saving my brothers' lives?"

Zhao Yunwen's words, though rough, were reasonable, and everyone nodded in agreement. Qin Qingwu also made up his mind to learn from the security regiment.

[Warning! Warning! Enemy aircraft detected, have entered the area!]

The system displayed a warning screen, showing that a large number of enemy planes were heading straight for the field.

Zhao Yunwen snorted coldly:

"Does he think I'm made of clay?!"

[System, immediately lease a fighter regiment. I want them to never return!]

Having learned from the previous experience of insufficient fighter jets, Zhao Yunwen was much more generous this time.

There are over 89 contribution points lying around in the system, why not save them to breed?

Over Wusongkou, a group of Japanese planes approached menacingly; their mission was to flatten the large area on the map.

This was a light-hearted mission, almost like a picnic. Intelligence indicated that the Chinese air force had lost all its elite troops, and the remaining remnants dared not take to the skies, thus giving them absolute air superiority.

Colonel Yokoyama, who led the team, was one of the Japanese ace pilots who had slipped through the net during Zhao Yunwen's last rental experience. He was also the squadron commander.

Unlike the others who were relaxed, he felt restless and uneasy ever since entering the airspace over Shanghai, as if he were being watched by a hunter.

That mysterious fleet of aircraft never appeared again after that day, but he remained uneasy, almost to the point of obsession.

Colonel Yokoyama shook his head, clearing his mind of the distracting thoughts, and loudly gave the order:

"Powering up the warriors, we have entered the war zone, everyone on high alert."

Although the dedicated radio operator was somewhat disdainful, he still sent the message word for word to the rest of the squadron.

Colonel Yokoyama instinctively looked up and was instantly terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat.

A group of ghostly figures appeared in the clouds to the side and ahead, as terrifying as phantoms.

His worst fears came true, and he screamed in terror:

"Enemy attack!"