I heard from an old friend from the Garrison Headquarters
the Heavy Artillery Regiment is heading towards Hongkou.
-Is this news reliable? -Yes.
Heavy Artillery Regiment's mobilization is top secret.
They take action every night and set up a camouflage net at every stop.
The mission must be completed before daybreak.
This is why no one knows about this.
How did your friend find out?
His unit was sent on a special mission yesterday
to protect the Heavy Artillery Regiment along the way.
No wonder.
Today the Heavy Artillery Regiment
requested camouflage nets from the Supplies Department again.
This regiment, which has always been stationed in Nanjing,
is an asset of Chiang.
Now, they've been transferred to the Shanghai frontline.
-Rouge. -Yes?
The spy game we played on the cruise last time was really fun.
Let's play it again some other time.
I doubt it we'll have another opportunity. Everyone is in a state of panic now.
You have such good listening skills and memory
it'd be a shame not to use your talent in the country's service.
What is it? You pricked yourself?
I'm fine, I'll just apply some ointment.
-I'll get it for you! -No worries, I can get it myself.
It's in the living room, second drawer of the cabinet
-on the left! -Got it!
-Nine Character. -Accept.
Get your friend to find out
what the Heavy Artillery Regiment is targeting.
It won't be easy.
The Heavy Artillery Regiment is secretive. The guards are different every day.
Their shift changes every two hours.
This sounds even fishier.
It seems like only the High Command would be aware of what's happening.
You mean, the Nanjing Military Commission?
Zixiong, I hear you have a trump card.
If you ever decide to play it, you'll be able to uncover any secret.
-Winning tile! -Great!
Nice one!
Pay up!
Shadow may be my trump card,
but I won't use it until the most crucial moment.
Bai, Hongkou district is under your control,
so mobilize all your men to find out the whereabouts
of the Heavy Artillery Regiment in the shortest time possible.
Don't worry, Zixiong.
Who's there?
It's me.
Manna.
Please just wait a moment while they talk to their daughter.
-I understand. -No worries.
It's late, what were you doing outside?
I... I was in the kitchen. Liu said dinner was ready.
Liu will send dinner up to your room.
Don't wander about late at night.
Father,
I'm home, how could you call this "wander about"?
Is there some secret you're trying to hide?
Child, what are you talking about?
Master and madam, dinner is ready.
You're getting more willful by the day.
Manna, where are you going?
I'm going back to my room. Didn't you say Liu will bring me dinner?
Take this to the guests.
Yes, ma'am.
Let's not meet at home in the future unless an emergency arises.
Let's end here today.
Lieutenant Liu shall continue to make contact with them.
Where have you been?
This black sesame filling is really tasty. Come try it.
Hurry, it's getting cold!
Okay.
Zixiong...
what's on your mind?
I didn't mention this in front of Jialun and Bai just now.
This afternoon, I received news
that the Military Commission has called for an emergency meeting in Shanghai.
Officers from the Staff Office will be making their way from Nanjing.
Will Shadow be in Shanghai too?
He'll initiate contact once he's here.
Who is this?
It's me.
Manna, it's late. What's up?
It's nothing. I just wanted to chat with both of you.
Come seat here with me.
Manna, didn't you say you wanted to talk?
Go ahead.
I know you, Dad, used to study in Japan,
so you must have many Japanese classmates and friends.
China and Japan are at war now.
If...
I mean, if...
If you were to meet your ex-classmates and friends, what would you do, Dad?
Are you worried that because of my classmates and friends,
I would forget all about patriotism?
That would never happen.
It's good to hear that you no longer have any ties with the Japanese.
Oh, whenever I see Uncle Bai and Uncle Jialun,
I just feel uneasy about them. Don't you get that same feeling, Dad?
Manna, while you were outside the living room just now,
did you overhear what we were saying?
Oh, it was nothing. We were discussing the current situation.
Manna, you're still young. There are things you don't understand.
I know Japan very well.
If war really breaks out...
China will suffer terribly.
But Dad, didn't you just say that you won't forget about patriotism?
We need not go to war to protect our national interests.
If there are other means to achieve peace, wouldn't it be better?
That's right, Manna.
You'll understand in time to come.
You just have to remember, no matter what happens,
no matter what we do, it's all for your own good.
Zixiong, why don't we tell Manna everything?
She's our daughter.
Absolutely not! Manna is very naive.
She's so hung up on patriotism right now that if she finds out
we are working for the Japanese, something bad could happen.
But if she continues to watch us,
-wouldn't the secret-- -Isn't Shadow coming to Shanghai?
Let them get to know each other. Girls will always be girls.
They'll forget about everything once they fall in love.
FENG RESIDENCE
What are you doing so early in the morning?
I'm cleaning my ears.
You could have done that in the bedroom.
It was convenient to do it here after using the bathroom.
But you were in the bathroom for such a long time.
Oh, that's so nice.
You're using this piece of paper to clean your ears?
It's something to wrap the cotton bud with.
Feng wants to know where the Heavy Artillery Regiment is heading.
He has a mole in the Nanjing Military Commission known as Shadow.
Manna is suspicious of me.
I can't escape as they are keeping an eye on me.
Damn! Rouge might be compromised!
Sign to her that she must stop all activities at once.
-She mustn't contact us anymore. -Yes, sir!
20 PERCENT OFF PAPAYAS
A red signage means all contact has been suspended.
You must cease all activities and await new instructions.
Leaves of the sorghum So tender and green
Japanese soldiers came On September 18th
When we mention "Japanese soldiers", you have to look furious.
That's right!
Don't smile! Then you start coughing.
At this point in time...
"This is my daughter. We escaped here after Manchuria fell to the Japanese.
We've been starving."
Once I get the money, proceed to the next act.
"I can't continue singing!"
"What? You useless thing!
Sing! Sing for me!
You useless thing, you..."
What's happening? Don't fight! Let me help you.
What's the matter, Liu?
Liu, we were just rehearsing for our play.
So sorry about this.
Miss, your letter.
Madam tore the stamp off.
You may leave.
Who could it be?
Look how her face just lit up. It must be her boyfriend.
When can we meet him?
You'll get to meet him if he meets all my expectations,
Are we not rehearsing anymore?
What did Shadow say?
The Heavy Artillery Regiment is planning to attack the Japanese battleship Izumo.
Shadow's intel came rather timely.
If Shanghai goes to war,
the National Revolutionary Army will send its fighter jets and battleships
to attack battleship Izumo.
Izumo is the flagship of the Imperial Army.
There will be dire consequences if it is destroyed.
Zixiong, hurry, send the intel to Aoki.
There's no hurry. One more piece of information.
Shadow says he's found us a suitable candidate to recruit.
His details are on the stamp.
Didn't you say that Shadow was working on his own?
He's acting in his own interest.
If we could get this guy to work for us,
it would mean an extra helper for Shadow in the Military Commission.
Should anything happen to Shadow, we can use this wild card.
It's always good to prepare for the unexpected.
His name is Zhou. Zhou Yuhao.
What was that?
-Is anything wrong? -This is strange.
Enough of this. Don't be paranoid, come on.
Division Director, is that some important intel?
Thunder Operation.
-Thunder Operation? -That's right.
They are secretly transferring the Heavy Artillery Regiment
from Nanjing to the Shanghai frontline.
They approached the German company Rheinmetall
to manufacture 150 mm Howitzers with a 32/L barrel
to bomb our battleship Izumo and our naval fleet.
Division Director, shall we inform the Navy
to move the naval fleet to safer waters?
No. Once our naval fleet moves,
the enemy will know their plan has been exposed.
Based on the intel provided by Shadow and Feng Zixong,
we can deduct the whereabouts of the Heavy Artillery Regiment.
Right here.
Let them fire first.
We'll reciprocate their kindness later.
Xu Tao reported that Lieutenant Liu met Watanabe again.
They exchanged canes, just like before.
The Japs have received news about Thunder Operation.
So Thunder Operation's actual target
isn't the Japanese naval fleet, but their headquarters?
The military meeting was just a front
to manipulate intel and create a diversion
so that the real target can be destroyed.
NATIONAL REVOLUTIONARY ARMY SECRET FIRING GROUNDS
Prepare! Aim!
Fire!
HONGKOU JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS
JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS UNDERGROUND COMMAND POST
Put me through to the Special Agent Division!
Mr. Aoki, didn't you say that China's Heavy Artillery Regiment
was targeting the battleship Izumo? Why is the headquarters under attack?
I...
That was the intel I got.
Great! Continue attacking!
NATIONAL REVOLUTIONARY ARMY FRONTLINE COMMAND POST
Good news, Unit Director Wan! The Japanese have been defeated, they didn't retaliate.
Good job. Thunder Operation must end now.
Unit Director Wan,
this is a wonderful opportunity to teach the Japanese a lesson.
We mustn't give up halfway.
Let's continue with this to appease our men.
Did you make secret arrangements?
I arranged for a commando squad
to hide at the frontier of the Japanese Headquarters. They can attack directly.
Our aim is to identify the mole. This is simply a ruse.
Unit Director Wan, I promise to not interfere with your plan.
But let the commando squad go in.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!
-But the headquarters-- -I'll do the explaining.
Fine, I'm giving you five more minutes. Then cease fire
I don't want Japs carrying out an air raid at our Heavy Artillery Regiment's base.
Yes, sir!
Mr. Aoki, your inaccurate intel
has resulted in the destruction of the Imperial Army Headquarters!
Are you conceding defeat now?
Listen carefully to what I'm going to say. This is Oshima,
I came from the northeast with orders from the Army General Staff
to provide assistance with special weapons.
My Special Operations Unit is on its way to assist you.
Mr. Aoki, thank you for giving me this golden opportunity
to showcase our special weapons.
Take cover!
My eyes!
Hello! Hello!
As the war escalated, within Nanjing's Military Commission,
Shadow's true identity remained a mystery.
The leaders of the Nationalist Party made a final call.
Shadow still hasn't been found?
There are a few suspects. We're trying to identify him by elimination.
I've been guiding you for some time, but you're still as softhearted as before.
The young men from the Staff Office
are elite soldiers groomed by the National Revolutionary Army.
We can't say for sure when the war will end. We need these soldiers.
I know what's most important.
Yes, sir.
Arrange for them to die an honorable death.
Give their families the same treatment offered to those of martyrs.
Yes, I'll arrange for the Staff Office to be transferred to the frontline.
Staff Office Performance Assessment.
Subject: Commando Night Combat.
Time limit: Two minutes.
Your time starts now!
Having traveled from Gentian City to Shanhaiguan, then to Qinhuai River,
we are the only two survivors amongst our team.
You have a charmed life. I was right to follow you.
Duck!
You're a cat with nine lives. We may not be able to change the outcome of the war,
but so long as I follow you, I'll be able to stay alive till the war ends.
Let's stay alive so we can have Chinese sausages back in our hometown Fengtian.
Salute!
Attention! All 30 dummy targets have been hit at vital points.
Good job! You've brought glory to the North-eastern people.
Here's another test.
You may know Liu Sisi, the star of Alice Nightclub.
She's on good terms with many men from the military committee,
including both of you, right?
I'm not blaming you. After all, a wild heart keeps us young.
Miss Liu is indeed pretty.
Too bad she didn't know her place and joined the Communist Party.
The Japanese planted a mole amongst us. So did the Communist Party.
The Second Division interrogated her for three days.
This stubborn lass revealed nothing.
With the enemy approaching, our leaders are losing patience.
Both of you shall carry out the execution.
Our mission is to protect you...
and die in your place.
Can I try to interrogate her?
There's still us.
She committed suicide by biting her tongue.
After the execution,
members of the Military Commission were hastily gathered
to set off and assist in defending Yangtze River.
The urgency of the mission
arouse the suspicions of Zhou Yuhao and Zhou Hanging.
The leaders are steering them towards a path that leads to death.
LINE OF DEFENSE AT SUZHOU RIVER
War is now concentrated in Hongkou, Yangshupu, Zhabei and Baoshan.
The Jap Army grew in numbers while our Army has suffered great losses.
If we lose, we'll retreat to the south bank of Suzhou River.
This is the line of defense at the south bank of Suzhou River.
Chairman Chiang gave orders
for the Staff Office to investigate the situation at the line of defense
and propose how to go about strengthening it.
I'll get down first, the rest shall keep a lookout at the waterfront.
To get rid of Shadow, they had no qualms about sacrificing the innocent.
The men were pushed towards their very own cannons on a pre-determined route.
Ready!
Fire!
Those are 105 mm Howitzers. They are our cannons.
Run!
Damn it, are the artillerymen blind? Can't they tell from friend to foe?
Password
Clear blue sky!
Which unit?
Military Committee, Staff Office!
Was it you? I knew it had to be you, but there was no evidence.
We sacrificed so many men, all because of you.
That's more than enough.
Subtitle translation by Min Wei Wong