"Commander, a telegram from the Divisional Headquarters! They are preparing to evacuate and have ordered us to withdraw immediately. However, they haven't given us a designated route, but instead told us to break out on our own!"
Inside the command post by the river, Lin Feng, who had not closed his eyes for two consecutive days while monitoring the shifting front lines, had just finished weathering a fierce battle. He was not surprised that the 88th Division was evacuating in such a rush.
He had warned long ago that the Japanese would likely land near Jinshanwei, yet the National Government had failed to take any action. From that moment on, Lin Feng knew that the 88th Division's withdrawal was inevitable. Furthermore, it wasn't just the 88th Division—the entire collapse of the Battle of Shanghai had already begun.
Chapter 83