Chapter 452

Whoosh—boom! A shell dropped from the sky, landing directly within the urban area along the Yangtze River in Jinling City. The violent explosion instantly reduced the surrounding houses and buildings to rubble. Many residential homes collapsed under the shockwave on the spot, and the streets were soon littered with shattered tiles and broken masonry. Everywhere, civilians were fleeing in a panic. As soon as the Japanese artillery barrage began, they poured into the streets, desperate to escape toward the south.