To secure this shipment of supplies, Sun Yuanliang had truly gambled everything. The front line around Lake Tai had already essentially fallen, and every unit on the battlefield was scrambling to find a way to break out. The Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Army and the Japanese 10th Army were launching a simultaneous offensive from the north and south with an army of nearly two hundred thousand! After the Battle of Shanghai, the combat readiness of every army had suffered severe losses. Facing such a massive Japanese offensive, the fact that they had managed to hold out for this long relying on the defense line around Lake Tai was no small feat.
"Commander! An urgent telegram from General Headquarters! The situation on the northern front is critical—it’s feared that Jiangyin cannot be held! General Headquarters has ordered us to retreat immediately toward Nanking!"
Just as Lin Feng, Sun Yuanliang, and the others were chatting, a young soldier ran over from the distance, clutching the latest telegram.
Chapter 196