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

Just as Wang Yaowu was feeling happy, Long Fei poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

"Commander Wang, your flank is Niushou Mountain, which is defended by the 58th Division and is currently in a precarious situation. Although you have eliminated the 115th Regiment, the Japanese will definitely mobilize the nearby 150th Regiment to continue the attack immediately."

"Commander Long, what you mean by that is..."

In fact, Wang Yaowu had already roughly guessed Long Fei's implied meaning, but he was somewhat unwilling to accept it.

"My point is simple: the 58th Division will lose the Niushou Mountain position by tomorrow at the latest, and if your 51st Division does not retreat into the city, it will be surrounded and annihilated by the Japanese."

"Do you mean I should retreat now?"

Long Fei shook his head: "Without Commander Tang's order, your voluntary withdrawal back into the city would be considered desertion, and you would be subject to military law."

"Then why are you telling me all this..."

Wang Yaowu's mind was in a mess, unable to guess Long Fei's intentions.

"I'm telling you this so that you can have a clear understanding of the situation. I know that you have suffered heavy casualties and your weapons and ammunition are almost exhausted."

"Therefore, I will replenish your supplies with another batch of weapons and ammunition. This way, you should be able to hold out until Commander Tang gives you the order to retreat."

"Oh, so that's what you mean. Sigh, if it weren't for the weapons and ammunition you provided me last time, my 51st Division wouldn't have been able to hold off the 115th Regiment for so long."

"Commander Long, I am deeply grateful. I promise that before my 51st Division receives the order to retreat, I will fight to the death and never retreat a single step."

"Alright, I also have some news for you. After my persuasion, Commander Tang has agreed to immediately evacuate hundreds of thousands of people from the city."

"A pontoon bridge has been erected on the Yangtze River at Xiaguan Wharf. With the addition of ferries, it should be possible to safely evacuate all the people to the north bank in three days."

"I will go to the vicinity of Xiaguan Wharf immediately to assist the evacuation of the people, and my Longyan troops will hold out until the last moment."

After finishing speaking, Long Fei got up to leave. He was going outside to retrieve the weapons and equipment, and at the same time, he put the Katyusha rocket launcher and the Tiger tank into the system warehouse.

These advanced weapons are now out of ammunition, leaving Wang Yaowu with nothing but scrap metal.

Just as Long Fei stood up, Wang Yaowu suddenly asked, "Commander Long, there's something strange."

"What's going on?" Long Fei stopped and asked.

“These days I’ve noticed that the Japanese planes haven’t come to bomb us. That shouldn’t be the case. I’m completely baffled.”

Long Fei laughed heartily and said, "Commander Wang, the reason is very simple. The more than one hundred Japanese planes that came to participate in the bombing the first time were all destroyed by my Longyan troops, so the Japanese dare not send planes to risk it again."

"What? You destroyed over a hundred Japanese planes? This..."

Seeing how casually Long Fei spoke, Wang Yaowu was not confused, but extremely shocked.

"Commander Wang, because my Longyan unit has new weapons specifically designed to deal with Japanese aircraft."

"So you don't need to worry about Japanese planes bombing you at all. Just order your troops to do everything they can to hold off the Japanese infantry's attack."

After saying that, Long Fei strode away from Wang Yaowu's command post, then quietly transferred out weapons and ammunition, and then retrieved the Katyusha rocket launcher and Tiger tank.

After doing all this, Long Fei went to the field hospital and ordered the soldiers of the Second Company to immediately assist them in their evacuation.

After the field hospitals withdrew, the treatment of wounded soldiers on the front lines was certainly not as timely. Fortunately, the 51st Division had some trucks, which could solve the problem of transporting the wounded.

When Gan Honglie and Gan Yini heard that they had to retreat to the city immediately, they began to help pack up.

Originally, Long Fei could have taken all the field hospitals into the system.

However, with so many people around, he decided to give up and instead use a truck to transport all the medical supplies back.

On the way back, Long Fei chatted with Gan Honglie and Gan Yini in the carriage.

"Hong Lie, Yini, you've worked hard these past few days."

Gan Yini shook her head.

"Compared to these soldiers who risked their lives to fight the Japanese, our hardships are nothing."

"Yes, my sister is right, we're not having a hard time."

Long Fei smiled approvingly and nodded slightly, asking with concern.

"You're a girl, aren't you scared to see blood flowing freely, severed limbs?"

Gan Yini appeared very calm: "Commander Long, it would be a lie to say I'm not afraid, but after seeing so many, I've gotten used to it."

"Besides, I also need to assist the doctors in stopping the bleeding of the wounded as soon as possible. If I'm afraid of blood, how can I treat them?"

Long Fei looked at Gan Yini and asked in surprise, "You helped the wounded stop the bleeding immediately?"

Before Gan Yini could answer, Gan Honglie rushed to explain.

"Commander Long, you may not know this, but my adoptive father told me that our ancestors once studied medicine under the legendary physician Bian Que."

"Therefore, the Thirteen Ghost Needles invented by Bian Que were passed down from generation to generation by the Gan family. Yini learned medicine from her grandfather from a young age and received the true teachings."

"The Thirteen Ghost Needles..." Long Fei muttered, not knowing much about this.

Gan Yini continued to explain: "That's right, it's the Thirteen Ghost Needles. It is said that Bian Que discovered thirteen key acupoints on the human body that can treat various diseases."

"Therefore, these thirteen acupoints were named the Thirteen Ghost Acupoints, including Ghost Palace, Ghost Letter, Ghost Fortress, Ghost Heart, Ghost Road, Ghost Pillow, Ghost Bed, Ghost Market, Ghost Cave, Ghost Hall, Ghost Hideout, Ghost Minister, and Ghost Seal."

"What I just mentioned about assisting doctors in quickly stopping the bleeding of the wounded is actually using silver needles to seal several key acupoints on the wounded, thereby stopping the wound from bleeding further."

Long Fei gained a new understanding of Gan Yini at this moment, and thus gave her a thumbs up from the bottom of his heart.

"Miss Gan is a woman who is just as capable as any man. Her medical skills are superb. I truly admire her and hope that you can use your medical skills to save more wounded people."

Gan Yini nodded firmly and said, "Commander Long, rest assured, I will do my best to treat these heroes who have been gloriously wounded for the country and the people."

As they spoke, the convoy drove into Jinling City and then arrived at a girls' school chosen by Long Fei. The team then restored the entire field hospital.

Long Fei is now most concerned about two things: the successful evacuation of hundreds of thousands of civilians from the city, and the safe evacuation of all troops participating in the defense of Nanjing at the last moment.

Long Fei instructed Sun Haitao's Second Company to leave behind a platoon to protect the field hospital.

Then Xie Qiang was instructed to send a telegram ordering the Special Operations Battalion and the New First Battalion to assemble at Xiaguan Wharf.

Finally, Long Fei led everyone to Xiaguan Wharf to reunite with the team.

It's a little past 5 p.m., and there are already quite a few citizens walking towards Xiaguan Wharf on the street.

These citizens, in family units, in groups of three or five, with their families in tow, carrying suitcases or packages, their faces filled with sorrow, and occasionally glancing back.

Long Fei also knew that it was a very tragic thing to make everyone leave their homes and abandon their families to embark on a journey of escape.

But at least this way, one can save their life. Only by living can a person have meaning, have a tomorrow, and have hope for everything.