Lin Fan thought for a moment before saying, "Since that's the case, as I said a few days ago, if that day comes, we will leave.

The Special Company will absolutely not enter the concession and be slaughtered.

I want to take away the four mortars, all the shells, all the explosives, and the iron pellets.

In addition, all soldiers should have their ammunition base fully equipped, and bring as much dry food and canned goods as possible.

We'll take all the medicine with us.

The Special Company only has over a hundred people, so we won't take the tanks.

I hope everyone remembers: never surrender your weapons!"

Xie Jinyuan said seriously, "Company Commander Lin, you can pack up what you just requested. If you need anything else, just ask.

If there's not enough medicine, I can ask the mayor for another batch tomorrow.

Also, rest assured! We will not be disarmed."

Xie Jinyuan knew that "once Lin Fan left with the Special Company, they would be an isolated army for the time being.

In future battles, the biggest difficulties would be ammunition and medicine.

Especially medicine, which is now a more scarce resource than bullets.

Many medicines can't be bought even with money."

After the meeting, Lin Fan immediately returned to the Special Company, asking Li Xian on the way, "Is there any way for us to quickly pass through the concession with our equipment?"

Li Xian shook his head. "That's impossible! The concession has already increased its vigilance today.

They must have been frightened by yesterday's battle.

Now it's difficult for even one person to get through."

Lin Fan immediately said, "Then let's leave immediately, get out of here."

Li Xian was clearly a little surprised. "So soon?"

"The faster we are, the safer we will be, leaving while the various parties are unprepared."

Li Xian asked in confusion, "Why don't you trust the great powers in the concession? They are very powerful.

Look at how fierce the Songhu Battle has been this year, and the Japanese haven't dared to step into the concession.

We can enter the concession and make long-term plans."

Lin Fan sneered, "Those who place their hopes on others will eventually be sold out by others.

When you don't have the strength, never think about relying on others.

People are like that, let alone countries.

There is no friendship or morality between countries, only interests.

Only interests can make the connection between countries close.

Conversely, for the sake of interests, countries can also turn against each other. "

Although Li Xian was a reporter, he clearly couldn't understand Lin Fan's argument.

However, he saw Lin Fan walking in a hurry, knowing that now was not the time to discuss this. He thought of his mission: to assist Lin Fan!

As long as Lin Fan didn't do anything that would harm the interests of the entire country and the entire nation, he would help him.

The current priority was to organize manpower to prepare to leave Sihang Warehouse.

Tonight, the opera was still being performed on the stage across the bank.

The orders that Xie Jinyuan had just received had also spread among the soldiers.

All the soldiers were ecstatic: they could enter the concession!

Only the soldiers of the Special Company heard that Lin Fan was determined not to enter the concession, and would take them away from the Sihang Warehouse overnight.

Preparing to cross the Japanese blockade and return to the front line of the war against Japan.

Many soldiers were conflicted: the pleasure and pride of fighting the Japanese devils these days was very intoxicating.

Entering the concession was something they had been thinking about these days.

What to choose?

Lin Fan, the company commander, was no longer as tough as he was when he first became company commander. "Those who are willing to follow me, leave tonight.

Those who are not willing to follow me can also join the 524th Regiment and enter the concession."

Freedom or enjoyment?

This was a difficult choice!

Lin Fan didn't give these soldiers much time to choose.

The order he issued was also very simple: "Those who follow me, stand on the left."

Wu Xiaobao and Zhao Long had been following Lin Fan since he came down from the meeting.

Hearing the order he issued.

Zhao Long, who was standing on Lin Fan's right, quickly ran to Lin Fan's left and stood at attention.

The boy's action caused a burst of laughter from all the soldiers watching this split.

What gratified Lin Fan was that several of the squad leaders under his command, along with a dozen or so of his direct subordinates, stood on the left side immediately.

Now there were more soldiers running to the left, even the three wounded soldiers from yesterday ran to the left.

Lin Fan looked at them without saying a word.

Gradually, only a dozen soldiers remained in place.

Lin Fan smiled and said, "Everyone has their own ambitions, and you can't force them. Everyone was together, carrying guns and fighting the Japanese devils together.

You guys work hard with Regiment Commander Xie. No matter what, remember that you were once members of the Special Company."

Then he said to the one hundred and twenty-seven soldiers who stayed, "From now on, we will become a truly isolated army.

All the guns will be replaced with Japanese ones.

The uniforms will be changed to Japanese military uniforms.

Each person will carry three hundred rounds of ammunition and three mortar shells.

We don't need heavy machine guns, just light machine guns.

Each person will take fifteen cans of meat and five days of dry food.

We'll take all four mortars with us.

Each infantryman will carry one *jin* of explosives and two *jin* of iron pellets. (approximately 500 grams and 1 kilogram respectively)

Start preparing now.

Assemble in half an hour."

Lin Fan was the first to leave the meeting room. After he left, Shangguan Zhibiao said, "Regiment Commander! Company Commander Lin is right!

What if President Chiang orders us to disarm when we enter the concession?"

Lei Xiong also said, "Since we were ordered to abandon Sihang Warehouse and retreat into the concession.

Why don't we abandon Sihang Warehouse and break out directly to the west?

Even if the breakout fails, it's better than entering the concession as prisoners!"

Xie Jinyuan smiled, "Entering the concession isn't about being prisoners. It's not as terrible as Company Commander Lin said.

We are different from Company Commander Lin. Here, we are both officers.

When the situation stabilizes a little, weren't our positions all upgraded one level by the President?

Company Commander Lin is different. He basically pulled together a company of men on his own, and hasn't been recognized by the National Army yet.

If he enters the concession, he will indeed suffer a loss."

Half an hour passed quickly. Xie Jinyuan led all the officers and soldiers of the 524th Regiment to see off the company that had decided to break out at the Sihang Warehouse.

Lin Fan smiled and said, "I, Lin, am fortunate to be able to fight alongside you heroes for five days.

The feat of eliminating 8,000 enemies in five days will surely be passed down to future generations.

Here, I, Lin, have a request: please be sure to agree.

After today, at any time, do not talk about Lin, nor talk about the Special Company.

Just pretend that we never came."

Everyone was stunned, "Company Commander Lin actually wants to erase his name from this event that will be remembered for thousands of years."

Xie Jinyuan was a little excited, "Brother Lin, you and your Special Company have always taken the lead in fighting the Japanese devils these days.

Always charging ahead, how can we not report such merits?

When things stabilize a little, I also want to ask reporters to write a great book about the Special Company and Brother Lin."

Lin Fan said with a wry smile, "Regiment Commander Xie! Brothers, the Special Company and I will have to operate inside the Japanese devils in the future.

If we are well-known, and targeted by the Japanese devils, it will be much more difficult for us to do things.

Therefore, anonymity is our best protection, and not letting anyone know us is the best love for us."

Xie Jinyuan thought for a moment, "Brother Lin is righteous and returns to the country, not seeking fame or fortune. I, Xie, admire you.

In that case, I, Xie Jinyuan, swear here: In this life! I will never mention the Special Company and the five words Lin Fan again, or I will be struck to death by lightning!"

All the officers and soldiers who stayed in the Sihang Warehouse and prepared to enter the concession tomorrow night swore together: "In this life! I will never mention the Special Company and the five words Lin Fan again, or I will be struck to death by lightning!"

Lin Fan was relieved, turned around and led one hundred and twenty-seven soldiers, using the light diffused from the concession.

Heading west of Shanghai.

At this time, he hadn't said where he was going this time.

Lin Fan took the soldiers of the Special Company to the west with only one purpose:

He was going to bomb the Japanese Hongqiao Airport.

After the Japanese Shanghai Marine Corps withdrew these days, the area around Sihang became a temporary vacuum, which didn't mean that Lin Fan's team could leave smoothly.

Lin Fan was about fifty meters ahead of the main force.

He scouted the road alone, followed by Li Xian and the soldiers of the whole company.

For the first thousand meters, everything was fine.

Yesterday, they had chased the Japanese devils to a distance of two thousand meters.

Lin Fan continued forward for less than two hundred meters, and saw flames flickering on the ruins in front of him in the dark night.

He first told all the members of the Special Company behind him to remain silent and not to make any noise.

Then he quietly touched it, he was going to see what was going on in front.

When Lin Fan carefully touched the vicinity, he found that about a squad of Japanese devils were resting here.

Two Japanese devils were sitting around the fire, their heads drooping.

Obviously sleepy.

Judging from the posture of the two holding guns in their hands, these two should be sentries.

Around them, there were more than a dozen Japanese devils either lying on the ground or leaning against the wall to rest.

"Is this a Japanese outpost?" Lin Fan didn't wake up the squad of Japanese devils.

The fire here was very obvious, and it could be seen from far away in the dark night.

The soldiers who had been told by Lin Fan were waiting quietly in place.

Li Xian and the soldiers were waiting nervously for the news brought by Lin Fan.

Lin Fan didn't know how many outposts like this the Japanese devils had set up.

He could only avoid this outpost and search towards the north.

When he searched about two hundred meters, Lin Fan heard a soft snoring sound nearby.

Carefully identified the source of the sound and touched it gently.

Behind a wind-sheltered broken wall, two Japanese devils were leaning against each other, holding guns in their hands.

One of them was making a low snoring sound.

Lin Fan didn't do any more lateral searches. There was a distance of about two hundred meters between the two outposts. He had just discovered that there was a path in the middle that could be used to pass through.

If it was daytime, this path would be completely exposed to the sight of the two outposts.

But now, as long as no sound was made when someone passed by, it would not be easily discovered.

Lin Fan left this outpost and returned to the road to be passed through, and moved forward for a full four hundred meters, safe!

No Japanese devils were found ahead!

Only then did he retreat and whispered to all the soldiers, "There is a Japanese squad outpost one hundred meters ahead, and there is also a Japanese squad two hundred meters north of the outpost.

We are now going to pass between the two outposts.

Everyone must not make a sound no matter what happens.

Be careful with your feet and don't make too much noise.

Now, everyone!

Move out!"

After speaking, he walked at the forefront again, leading the entire company in a small bend, avoiding the outpost.

Quietly walking along the road he had just seen.

Wu Xiaobao's heart was pounding!

I don't know why, but he felt that the surroundings were terribly quiet.

Listening to the rustling sound of the team advancing, the sound of footsteps.

It felt as loud as thunder, not to mention the sound of his own heartbeat.

He felt that others must be able to hear the sound of his heartbeat.

Wu Xiaobao looked at Zhao Long, wanting to ask him, "Can you hear my heartbeat?"

Just looking at the back of the company commander in front, thinking of the company commander's order just now.

Only then did he hold back and didn't speak.

Today was the first time that the Special Company had walked at night since its establishment.

It was also the first time passing in front of the eyes of the Japanese devils.

Although they had fought face-to-face with the Japanese devils, no one was afraid of bayonet fighting.

But now, these soldiers were passing in front of the eyes of the Japanese devils for the first time, and they didn't know whether they were afraid or nervous.

Anyway, they all felt that: the sound of their heartbeat was too loud, and the sound of walking was too loud.

As if in the next second, the Japanese devils in the left and right directions would find themselves.

Lin Fan's footsteps were not deliberately silent.

He knew that it was impossible for more than a hundred untrained soldiers to march silently on such a night.

All he could do was to make the footsteps of these soldiers lighter and the sound smaller.

In fact, the entire company did very well. The noise made when the team was marching could not be heard from twenty meters away.

Of course, if you look closely, you can still see the shadows flickering faintly even from a distance of one hundred meters.

But now, those Japanese sentries never thought that the National Army guarding the Sihang Warehouse would come out in the middle of the night.

The team stationed here was from the Third Division of the Japanese Army.

However, this time, Commander Fujita entered the division and sent the 18th Regiment of the Japanese Army.

The task of this regiment was not to attack the Sihang Warehouse, but to guard against the breakout of the officers and soldiers of the 524th Regiment guarding the Sihang Warehouse.

Fujita had learned that the three parties, the concession, the National Army, and the Japanese Army, had reached an agreement: the 524th Regiment would withdraw into the concession.

At this time, Commander Fujita believed that no National Army soldier would be stupid enough to break out from the Japanese-occupied area.

Wasn't it good for those National Army soldiers to enter the concession safely?

You must know that there were no conditions attached to their entry into the concession.

In fact, this was also the result of the joint efforts of the Japanese domestic and military forces: they could not allow the Sihang Warehouse to continue in the hands of the 524th Regiment.

The more days the 524th Regiment held on, the more days the Japanese army's incompetence in the international arena would exist.

Therefore, the Japanese military flag was begging the concession to allow these eight hundred fully armed soldiers to enter.

Five hundred meters behind these Japanese outposts was the Japanese battalion headquarters.

Every one thousand meters, there was a Japanese battalion, ready to come to support when the outposts in front found that the National Army was breaking out.

The road that Lin Fan and the others took was a full one thousand meters away from the Japanese battalion headquarters.

The two sides missed perfectly.

After passing this blockade line, they walked another two thousand meters, and they didn't find any Japanese devils along the way.

Lin Fan scouted five hundred meters ahead and found no enemy activity.

Only then did he turn around and order the Special Company one hundred meters behind him, "Rest for ten minutes, you can drink water and relieve yourselves.

When relieving yourselves, you must be in groups of three.

No one is allowed to be alone."

He took out the map he had seized from Tsuchiya Takuma's command post and asked Li Xian, "Where are we now?"

Li Xian pointed to Zhenru on the map, "Here, we are between one thousand meters and two thousand meters away from here."

The reporter's legs were not just for show. Tonight, Li Xian's expression was obviously very relaxed, and his physical strength was better than many soldiers.

Lin Fan smiled and said to Li Xian, "I'm going to go here, we definitely won't make it today.

Tomorrow night, we'll do something big here."

He pointed to Hongqiao Airport.

Li Xian didn't know the risks involved. When he heard that they were going to attack the airport, he immediately became happy:

"These days, I always see only the Japanese devils' planes in the sky.

If we can blow up the largest Japanese airport in Shanghai.

The National Army's days will be much better."

Lin Fan knew that "One or two surprise attacks can cause great damage to the enemy.

But such attacks still cannot change the entire Shanghai operation.

But if we can blow up Hongqiao Airport, it will definitely greatly boost the morale of the soldiers and civilians across the country."

In fact, Lin Fan was a little bit muttered in his heart when he saw the newspapers on the Shanghai Bund today.

Yesterday, the 524th Regiment eliminated more than 6,000 Japanese devils in the Sihang Warehouse. This was such exciting news.

As a result, all the newspapers today lightly wrote about the 524th Regiment's great victory over the Japanese army in yesterday's battle.

None of the newspapers wrote about the heavy casualties of the Japanese army, and no one even mentioned the specific number of Japanese casualties.

It wasn't until the meeting in the evening when he heard the high-level National Army order the 524th Regiment to withdraw into the concession.

Only then did Lin Fan understand that the Japanese must have put pressure on the National Army for today's reports.

Lin Fan, who came from later generations, was very clear about President Chiang's contradictory psychology: on the one hand, he wanted to be a true leader of a great power and wanted to have a unified country.

On the other hand, his ability and mind were much worse.

Chiang Kai-shek's mentality towards the War of Resistance Against Japan was also changeable. On the one hand, he wanted to expel the Japanese pirates.

On the other hand, he felt that the Japanese devils were powerful and he was not their opponent. He always wanted to negotiate with Japan, dreaming that paying some benefits would allow both sides to live in peace.

At the same time, he wanted the international community to intervene in Japan, in order to gain time and space for national development.

Chiang Kai-shek never understood that political transactions were always based on strength.

Political means without strength are ultimately just empty words.

Just like the Songhu War of 1931 and the Northeast War of September 18th.

The League of Nations ruled that Japan's seizure of Northeast China violated international law, demanded that Japan withdraw from Northeast China, and did not recognize the Northeast puppet government.

As a result, Japan directly withdrew from the League of Nations, and was not punished in any way.

Chiang Kai-shek had suffered such lessons more than once or twice, but he still placed his hopes on these illusory interventions by international powers.