Chapter 211 I Went Mad During the Republic of China Era 27
"Before we leave, let's give them one last big gift." Zhou Jue stood on the roof of HSBC, his gaze sweeping over the city that was still struggling in the flames of war.
"Brother Tongzi, locate the logistics warehouses of the main Nationalist army in Shanghai, as well as the secret liaison points of the underground comrades in Yan'an. Find the largest ones."
[Received, scanning... Target location locked.]
Zhou Jue's figure flickered several times in the night.
In a Nationalist Army logistics warehouse, the officer in charge of guarding it was looking at the empty shelves with worry. The few boxes of bullets that remained were all of incompatible caliber.
He sighed, and as soon as he turned around, his eyes widened in shock.
The once empty warehouse was now piled full of things.
Brand new Type 38 rifles, Type 96 light machine guns, boxes of Type 92 heavy machine guns, and piles of shells and ammunition boxes, all clearly marked with cherry blossom symbols.
"I...I'm not dreaming, am I?" He slapped himself hard, the pain stinging.
He rushed over, hugged the brand-new machine gun, and trembled with excitement.
"We're rich! We're rich! We have weapons!"
The same scene unfolded in an inconspicuous alleyway in Shanghai.
The leader of the underground organization, seeing the radio, medicine, and weapons that had suddenly appeared in the safe house, bowed deeply to the empty room with great excitement.
After doing all this, Zhou Jue didn't linger for a moment.
"Alright, let's go to Hangzhou Bay and meet Matsui Iwane's army."
[Coordinates locked: Outer waters of Hangzhou Bay, enemy fleet assembly area.]
[Target flagship 'Nagato' detected. Transmission initiating!]
A flash of light, and Zhou Jue was already hovering hundreds of meters above Hangzhou Bay.
Beneath their feet stretched a vast fleet that seemed to stretch to the horizon.
Battleships, cruisers, destroyers, transport ships... hundreds of steel behemoths covered the sea, and countless Japanese soldiers were busy on the decks, like a swarm of excited ants, preparing to crawl onto the land of China.
On the bridge of the flagship "Nagato", Army General Iwane Matsui was observing the distant coastline through binoculars, a confident smile on his face.
"Reporting, General! The advance landing force is ready and will begin the assault in half an hour!"
"Hmm." Matsui Iwane lowered his binoculars and spoke arrogantly, "Tell the warriors that the main force of the Chinese is on the Shanghai front. Our landing on their flank and rear will be the final straw that breaks their back! His Majesty the Emperor is waiting for our victory report in Tokyo!"
High in the sky, Zhou Jue looked at the magnificent scene, but a cold smile appeared on his lips.
"Brother Tong, let's go big this time."
【Host, please give your orders.】
"Can you store all these ships, cargo and all, into the space? I don't want the people."
【Yes, yes, host, you can do it!】The system’s voice carried a hint of excitement.
"Take away everything that's usable—ships, weapons, ammunition, supplies, medicine!"
[Received! This is my specialty, host!] The system's voice rose eight octaves.
We'll make sure they get everything, not a single loose thread left!
[Target locked across the entire fleet! Synchronization stripping procedure initiated! Countdown... 3... 2... 1...]
On board the Nagato, Matsui Iwane was preparing to say a few more words to boost morale.
Suddenly, he felt his feet sink into the ground.
Not only him, but all the officers on the bridge, all the soldiers on the deck, and all the Japanese soldiers in the cabins felt, at the same instant, that the steel supporting their bodies had suddenly disappeared.
"What?!"
The next second.
"Splash—"
Hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers, along with their commander, General Matsui Iwane, fell into the icy sea at the same moment.
The scene was absolutely spectacular.
The combined fleet, which was swaggering and showing off one second ago, vanished without a trace the next, as if it had never existed.
Instead, the sea surface was covered with countless heads, like dumplings being dropped into boiling water.
"Splash!" Matsui Iwane choked on a mouthful of icy seawater. He struggled to the surface, completely bewildered.
Where is his flagship? Where is his massive battleship "Nagato"?
He looked around and saw faces filled with the same terror and confusion, as well as countless naked bodies struggling in the water.
Yes, completely naked.
He looked down and saw that his crisp general's uniform, along with his shirt, socks, and even the pocket watch he had treasured in his pocket, had all vanished.
"Baka! My ship! My fleet!" a rear admiral shouted frantically in the water.
"What's going on! Is it divine punishment? Has the Dragon King become enraged?"
"Help! I can't swim!"
Panic and chaos spread like a plague.
High in the air, Zhou Jue looked down at this "human wonder" with great interest.
"Brother Tongzi, your stripping technique is amazing! You didn't leave a single thread."
【That's right! It's a perfect match for your major!】The system said smugly.
On the sea, Matsui Iwane finally came to his senses. Looking at the countless naked "imperial warriors" floundering in the water around him, he was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
He pointed to the sky and roared with all his might, "Baka yarou! Who is it! Who is it! Come out here! Come out if you dare!"
Zhou Jue's eyes turned cold as he listened to the shouts and curses below.
"Still have the energy to curse?"
She raised her hand, and immense spiritual power instantly enveloped the entire sea area.
An invisible, immense pressure suddenly pressed down on the sea surface.
The Japanese soldiers, who were struggling and cursing in the water, suddenly felt a weight on their bodies, as if they were being pressed down by an invisible mountain, and involuntarily sank into the water.
"Ugh...help..."
They tried desperately to swim upstream, but found they couldn't surface and could only watch helplessly as the light receded further and further away.
Glug glug...
The struggle grew weaker and weaker, and fewer and fewer bubbles rose from the sea surface.
A few minutes later, the entire sea returned to a deathly calm, as if the struggle of hundreds of thousands of people just now was just an illusion.
Zhou Jue glanced at his system space.
Inside, hundreds of warships of various types were neatly stacked, with piles of tanks, cannons, guns, ammunition, and various military supplies next to them.
[Reporting to the host: The list of seized supplies has been generated. Would you like to view it?]
"No need, I'll keep it for now."
"For the next period of time, we'll do it this way. Brother Tong, locate all the transport ships and reinforcements from the Japanese fleet, including those departing from the mainland and heading to China. Send them all to feed the fish."
[Received! Global scan initiated! The hunt has begun!] Tongzi felt his blood boiling.
Over the next two weeks, bizarre disappearances continued to occur in the waters of East Asia.
A transport ship fully loaded with munitions suddenly lost signal in the East China Sea and vanished without a trace.
A troop transport convoy escorted by three destroyers vanished without a trace in the Yellow Sea, leaving not even a single piece of hull behind.
The Japanese naval headquarters went completely mad.
They sent out reconnaissance planes and submarines, turning the entire coastal waters upside down, but they couldn't find a single ghost.
All they knew was that the ships they sent out were like ships that had fallen into the Bermuda Triangle, never to return.
Fear spread wildly within the Japanese navy, and there were even rumors that the Chinese sea god had been angered and was about to devour all invaders who set foot in this sea area.
For a time, not a single Japanese ship dared to leave port easily.
China's coastal defenses gained an unprecedented and precious respite.
That day, Zhou Jue had just dealt with a Japanese reconnaissance ship that was trying to sneak into Qingdao Port.
[Ding! Urgent intelligence! The situation on the North China battlefield is critical!] The system notification suddenly became shrill.
The elite Japanese Itagaki Division is advancing into Shanxi at an alarming pace, its vanguard already approaching Pingxingguan! They intend to cut off the rear of our troops in North China and encircle Taiyuan!
[A key historical event has been detected: the Battle of Pingxingguan.]
Based on combat strength analysis, our ambush force is at an absolute disadvantage in both troop strength and firepower, and the estimated casualties are...extremely heavy!
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