Chapter 265

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Protagonist:

Lv Muzhi

The one roaring was none other than the old man.

"Don't get angry, Wei Yue is holding the front line; surely nothing will happen. Aren't we still going to celebrate Wei Yue's son's birthday? That way he can feel at ease on the front line." Liu Zhi, sitting in the back row together, advised.

The car drove into a heavily guarded villa, where Lv Muzhi's wife Zhu Sanxiang and their son, just turned seven, were already waiting in the courtyard.

The old man put away his angry expression, got out of the car, and spread his arms: "Aiya, An'an, you've grown so big. Do you still remember me? I used to hold you when you were little!"

Zhu Sanxiang gave a gentle push from behind, and the just-turned-seven Lv An walked forward and bowed: "*Uncle, hello."

"Aiya, so well-behaved, you really look like Wei Yue. Let me hold you—are you heavy?" The old man bent down, about to pick him up.

Zhu Sanxiang hurried forward to stop him: "No, no, you handle countless state affairs daily. Your willingness to come celebrate the child's birthday is already an honor for our family. An'an isn't a three-year-old anymore; he can't be spoiled like this."

Liu Zhi said from the side: "Wei Yue is fighting bloody battles on the front line and is still commanding troops to withdraw within Jinling City. As his family, we naturally cannot be neglectful."

As they chatted, they walked into the reception hall.

"Hans's Sanhao Tank production line is in place by now, right?" The old man asked while sitting on the sofa.

"It was transported to the factory a week ago. Installation and worker training are underway. You can rest assured; I'm overseeing it there..."

"Mommy, why hasn't Daddy come back yet? I miss him..." Lv An walked to the side and asked softly, interrupting the adults' conversation.

"Silence. I've said it before: Daddy has more important things to do! Didn't I teach you that children shouldn't interrupt when adults are talking?" Zhu Sanxiang said, her eyes turning red as she spoke.

The old man and Liu Zhi felt somewhat embarrassed. If Lv Muzhi died in Jinling, it would be a heavy blow to this family, or rather, this clan.

"Rest assured. I've already sent the hand seal and arranged for their retreat. Wei Yue will definitely make it out safely."

"Yes, yes. Today is An'an's birthday. I think An'an will also be a pillar of the state in the future. Lv An, Lv An, haha, what a good name—the 'An' of peace and stability for the nation!" Liu Zhi hurriedly changed the subject.

Zhu Sanxiang wiped her tears and hugged Lv An, saying: "It's the 'An' of safety, An'an. Make a wish in a while, wishing Daddy to leave Jinling safely, okay?"

The old man wiped the sweat from his palm on his knee, wanting to ease the atmosphere, and asked: "An'an, what poems have you memorized recently?"

Lv An was about to recite a frontier fortress poem he had prepared in advance, but was interrupted by a staff officer who hurried in.

"Commander, Commander Lv has sent a death letter!"

"Ah!!!"

Both the old man and Liu Zhi involuntarily cried out.

Zhu Sanxiang was also panicked. She took two steps at a time to the staff officer, directly snatched the death letter, and nervously read the first sentence silently: "I have devoted myself to the National Revolution for over twenty years."

Just as she was about to continue reading, she realized Lv Muzhi could not possibly have reached twenty years by any calculation, so she looked at the signature. It turned out not to be Lv Muzhi's death letter, but Tang Shengzhi's.

Beneath the death letter was stacked a telegram stating that Lv Muzhi had already broken out of the encirclement.

Zhu Sanxiang finally put away her panicked expression, returned the death letter to the old man, and said sorry, but this frightened Lv An beside her enough to choke. He himself knew what a death letter meant, and looked at his mother Zhu Sanxiang with brimming tears. The latter patted his head and said it was nothing.

Liu Zhi came over to look. At first he didn't notice anything unusual, but the more he read, the more wrong it seemed, and the more he felt it didn't match Lv Muzhi's experiences. Only later did he discover it was Tang Shengzhi's, which made Liu Zhi furious. He pointed at the staff officer's nose and cursed:

"Have you lost your mind? What kind of occasion is this? Why don't you make things clear?!"

The old man, whose heart had been in his throat, finally let it down, saying: "Stop quarreling. You're really old—only just now reacting?"

Liu Zhi sat back on the sofa, placed both hands on his knees, and sighed: "Sigh... Tang Mengxiao. I never expected him to really do this. Old friends are passing away one after another..."

"And this Sun Yuanlang—how could he do such a thing again!"

The old man stood up from the sofa, exhaled deeply, and pinched Lv An's cheek: "An'an, Uncle has important matters to attend to and must leave first. Happy birthday!"

After everyone left, Lv An ran to the cake alone to make a wish.

After a long while, he blew out the candles.

Zhu Sanxiang walked over, touched Lv An's head, and asked: "Tell Mommy, what wish did you make?"

West of Jinling, a battlefield where hills and villages were interwoven.

Chu Yunfei stood in the makeshift frontline command post and shouted loudly: "Today is Commander Lv's eldest son's birthday. Let's surround Gu Shoufu's Sixth Division and present it to the eldest son as a birthday gift!"

Most importantly, it's also revenge for our Commander Tang!!!".

Around Chu Yunfei were the commanders of various Central Army elite troops that had withdrawn from Jinling City.

Training Corps Commander Gui Yongqing, commander of the German-equipped 87th Division, Armored Tank Regiment Commander Zhou Weiguo, Du Yuming's Armored Corps remnants...

Everyone was of one mind and high morale. Commander Tang fought at the head of his troops in the city. What reason did these generals who had withdrawn from the city have not to fight hard and kill the enemy?!

Bai Sha Ao, the vanguard of the Sixth Division.

One of Zhang Fei's brigades served as the final breakout force, closely pursuing Gu Shoufu's Sixth Division from behind.

Gu Shoufu rode a warhorse and used binoculars to observe the terrain ahead: "The Chinese are already frightened birds. They'll catch up soon! Order the vanguard regiment to strengthen attacks, break through in one go, and absolutely must not let them run far!"

The obsession with revenge and blind confidence in his own troops' combat power made Gu Shoufu ignore the most basic caution on the battlefield.

Seeing Zhang Fei's brigade right before his eyes, Gu Shoufu could not control his desire at all.

Victory! Gu Shoufu desperately needed a real, satisfying victory!

But just as the order was issued, a barrage of cannon fire erupted from the woods on the eastern flank!

"What sound is that?"

"Enemy tanks spotted!"

"It's an ambush!"

The next moment, dozens of tanks and armored vehicles painted with the Blue Sky White Sun Emblem, like a steel torrent, smashed through the sparse trees, roared out of the woods, and plunged straight toward the marching diagonal rear of the Sixth Division, cutting off its retreat!

"Zhang Fei (courtesy name)!"

Chu Yunfei stood at the head of a small river bridge, waving and shouting toward Zhang Fei's troops.

"Yunfei! Come help me!" Zhang Fei shouted at Chu Yunfei. "I've lured the Sixth Division over!"

Almost simultaneously, a regiment under Chu Yunfei and troops from the 87th Division advanced, shielding Zhang Fei's forces behind them and blocking the front of the Sixth Division.

Meanwhile, the Central Training Corps launched an attack from the flank, clamping down tightly on the Sixth Division!

"Eight Gua! We've fallen into a trap!" Gu Shoufu only now woke from his dream.