The War of Resistance Against Japan: Special Operations Battalion Traverses Shanghai and Slaughters

Soon, Chen Defa, the commander of the 37th Independent Brigade, came over and picked up the receiver.

"Commander Ge, have the Japanese launched an attack?"

"Reporting to the brigade commander, the Japanese have not yet attacked. I have received a Dragon Flame Unit composed of overseas Chinese."

"They have a battalion-sized organization, totaling seven or eight hundred people. Battalion Commander Fang Long said he wants to meet with you and has a combat plan that he hopes you can cooperate with."

Upon hearing this, Chen Defa immediately cursed, "Nonsense! A brigade commander like me cooperating with a battalion commander in combat? How could he even come up with that idea?"

When Ge Dahai saw the brigade commander get angry, he was stunned and didn't know what to say, nor did he dare to hang up the phone.

Long Fei, who was standing next to Ge Dahai, could hear their conversation clearly.

Seeing that Chen Defa was very resistant, Long Fei took the phone directly from Ge Dahai.

"Commander Chen, hello, I am Long Fei. Although my Longyan unit only has one battalion of eight hundred men."

"But last night we wiped out over a thousand Japanese soldiers along the Sunjiatan line, and this morning we also annihilated a Japanese company at Zhangnian."

"In addition, the fifty-man commando team I sent out last night seized the Japanese submarine and then sank four Japanese aircraft carriers."

"What………"

Chen Defa was almost speechless at Long Fei's shocking words.

It took Chen Defa a while to come to his senses. He realized that he should not underestimate Long Fei, whom he had not yet met, and his Longyan troops.

He had previously received a report from his superiors that four Japanese aircraft carriers had disappeared, and that the Japanese air strike force had been reduced by at least half today.

His superiors ordered his brigade to hold the line to the death, block the Japanese attack, and not retreat a single step.

What puzzled Chen Defa even more was that the Japanese had not launched an attack yet.

He couldn't help but believe Long Fei's words to some extent. If they really dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese 17th Regiment, then the Japanese would definitely have to readjust their deployment before they could launch an attack.

Therefore, the fact that the Japanese have not yet launched an attack and that no planes have come to bomb them indirectly proves the credibility of what Long Fei said.

So Chen Defa changed his mind. He decided to meet with Long Fei, not only to confirm things in person, but also to hear what kind of battle plan he had devised.

"Alright, Battalion Commander Long, hand the phone to Regiment Commander Ge."

"Ge Dahai, the army has assigned the deputy regimental commander to command. You must immediately bring Battalion Commander Long to the brigade headquarters to see me."

"Yes, Brigadier."

After listening to Long Fei's explanation, Ge Dahai's mind was buzzing.

He couldn't believe that these few hundred men had sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers and severely damaged the Japanese 17th Regiment.

The fact that the brigade commander's attitude changed so quickly can only mean that he still believes Long Fei's words to some extent, or that he wants to further confirm them.

"Deputy Regiment Commander Li, you will be in command of the troops for the time being. I will take Battalion Commander Long to see the brigade commander."

After saying that, Ge Dahai gestured to Long Fei to invite him, and led Long Fei straight to the headquarters of the 37th Independent Brigade.

Twenty minutes later, Ge Dahai arrived at the brigade headquarters with Long Fei.

Upon seeing Chen Defa, Long Fei saluted him.

"Commander Chen, hello, I am Long Fei from the Longyan Unit."

"Good morning, Battalion Commander Long."

After returning the salute, Chen Defa reached out and shook hands with Long Fei.

Then, Chen Defa asked again, with a questioning tone.

"You only had a battalion of a few hundred men, yet you really dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese 17th Regiment and sank four Japanese aircraft carriers?"

Long Fei nodded confidently: "Brigadier General Chen, the Japanese did not launch an attack early this morning, and you should have noticed that there are far fewer Japanese planes in the sky."

"Yes, that's right." Chen Defa nodded.

Long Fei smiled slightly and said, "Brigadier General Chen, doesn't this prove that what I said is true? Did the Japanese four aircraft carriers escape, or were they sunk by your National Army?"

"Could it be that your Nationalist army launched a night attack last night, severely damaging the Japanese 17th Regiment?"

Chen Defa had also considered Long Fei's question.

It is obvious that with the fighting between the two sides so intense, the Japanese four aircraft carriers are unlikely to withdraw voluntarily.

Even with the strength of the National Revolutionary Army, it would be impossible to sink these four aircraft carriers.

As for the 17th Regiment, the Nationalist army was already thankful if they could stop their attack; they had no ability to seriously damage them.

Chen Defa could only laugh awkwardly and immediately changed the subject.

"Ahem, well... alright, Battalion Commander Long, you said you came to me with a combat plan and hoped my 37th Brigade would cooperate."

"Now you can tell me the details of the battle plan."

Without further ado, Long Fei walked to the battle map hanging on the wall and picked up the command baton.

Next, Long Fei pointed to the map with his baton and began to explain the battle plan.

"Brigade Commander Chen, after the Japanese 17th Regiment suffered heavy losses, they will definitely send other units to fill their original attack positions."

"The 17th and 13th Regiments both belong to the 11th Infantry Brigade under the 6th Division of the Japanese army."

"The 11th Brigade has suffered such a heavy blow. Given the Japanese's usual habits, they will definitely be eager to retaliate. We can take advantage of this."

"Therefore, I want to shift my focus to the 13th Regiment of the Japanese Army."

"Brigade Commander Chen, please look. Not far behind your 37th Brigade's defense line is Linting Town."

"This town is not big, the terrain is flat, and there is a martial arts training ground of more than 10,000 square meters."

"So my battle plan was very simple: launch an attack on the Japanese 13th Regiment, and then pretend to be defeated and retreat to Linting."

"Lure the Japanese devils here, then surround and annihilate them."

"The task of annihilating the Japanese 13th Regiment is the responsibility of our Longyan troops. We will take the initiative to launch an attack, and then feign defeat to lure the enemy deep into our territory. I hope that your 37th Brigade will undertake this task."

"This is my battle plan. Please correct me, Brigade Commander Chen."

After finishing his explanation, Long Fei put down his baton and looked at Chen Defa.

Chen Defa lowered his head and pondered for a while, then raised his head and said.

"Battalion Commander Long, my assessment of your battle plan can be summed up in four words—commendable courage."

At this point, Chen Defa paused, sighed, and continued.

"My unit received orders from our superiors to hold the line and block the Japanese advance. Now you're telling me to launch an attack on the Japanese? That's disobeying orders!"

Upon hearing this, Long Fei scoffed, "Commander Chen, as far as I know, you are a graduate of the first class of the Whampoa Military Academy."

"Yes, that's right. What's wrong?" Chen Defa seemed a little proud. The reputation of the first class of Huangpu Military Academy was quite significant.

"It's nothing, I just feel like you wasted your time at military academy."

Long Fei's words made Chen Defa lose face. How dare a mere battalion commander mock him, a graduate of the first class of the Whampoa Military Academy, and a brigade commander at that?

"Battalion Commander Long, what do you mean by that?" Chen Defa's face darkened, clearly angry.

"Your superiors ordered you to hold the line and hold off the Japanese, but I ordered you to take the initiative to attack. How is that disobeying orders?"

"Is fighting this rigid? Can we only wait for the Japanese to attack and then passively defend?"

"No wonder your Nationalist army fought for more than two months, and the more they fought, the further back their defensive lines went."

"I don't know if Commander Chen has ever heard the saying, 'The best defense is offense.'"