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

After returning to the 710th Regiment, Ge Dahai immediately began to assemble a suicide squad.

"Brothers, the brigade commander has just agreed to cooperate with the Dragon Flame Force in combat."

"The objective of this operation is to annihilate the Japanese 13th Regiment in Linting Town."

"Therefore, we need to organize a suicide squad to charge the Japanese devils, first inflict pain and daze them, and then lure them to Linting Town."

"Raise your hand if you're willing to join the suicide squad, and each person will receive five silver dollars."

But after Ge Dahai finished speaking, no one raised their hand for a long time.

Ge Dahai's face darkened, and he asked angrily, "What's wrong with you all? Are you afraid of dying?"

At this moment, a battalion commander mustered up his courage and asked, "Regimental Commander, our 37th Brigade only has one regiment left, and the Longyan Unit only has a few hundred men. To annihilate the Japanese 13th Regiment is no joke."

Another company commander chimed in, "Commander, since we've come here to fight the Japanese, we're not prepared to live. The brothers aren't afraid to die, but we don't want to go and die in vain."

To be honest, Ge Dahai wasn't confident either, but he couldn't show it in front of his subordinates.

Since Chen Defa had already agreed to Long Fei's battle plan, he had no choice but to carry it out resolutely without hesitation.

Ge Dahai then began to work on the mindset of his subordinates.

"I know you all have doubts, but I think you all should know how long we can hold off the Japanese with our limited forces."

"The orders from above are that we must not retreat a single step. Since we are all going to die sooner or later, why can't we die gloriously on the road to victory?"

"The Dragon Flame Force severely damaged the Japanese 17th Regiment last night and sank four Japanese aircraft carriers."

"That's why the brigade commander and I chose to trust them and cooperate with them in the operation. I'll be the first to sign up for the suicide squad. You guys decide what to do."

Ge Dahai's words greatly shocked the Nationalist soldiers and gave them some confidence in annihilating the Japanese 13th Regiment.

The battalion commander, who had just raised questions, immediately responded.

"Even the regimental commander has signed up for the suicide squad, what are we afraid of? Count me in."

With officers taking the lead and setting an example, the soldiers naturally volunteered enthusiastically.

Finally, Ge Dahai selected 500 men from the soldiers who signed up to form a suicide squad.

The regiment's mortars, as well as light and heavy machine guns, were deployed.

After preparations were complete, when the attack time was set by Long Fei, Ge Dahai loudly gave the order.

"fire."

Although there were only eight mortars and a little over a hundred shells, they were enough to give the Japanese a run for their money.

After all the shells were fired, Ge Dahai, holding two Mauser pistols, raised them and shouted, "Brothers, charge! Kill the Japanese devils!"

The 500-man suicide squad included Hanyang rifles, Chiang Kai-shek rifles, and a few Mosin-Nagant and 98K rifles.

The weapons used by the National Revolutionary Army during this period were incredibly diverse.

Behind the suicide squad were the light and heavy machine gun support troops organized by Ge Dahai.

Unfortunately, the entire 37th Brigade now only has eight Czech light machine guns and three Maxim heavy machine guns.

In addition, Ge Dahai placed the remaining troops at the back, instructing them to be responsible for blocking the Japanese and providing cover once the retreat began.

Meanwhile, on the Japanese side, Masanori Tanikawa led the remaining troops to the 13th Regiment.

Captain Okamoto Yasuyuki couldn't help but sneer when he saw Tanikawa Masanori's disheveled appearance.

"Mr. Tanikawa, you have truly disgraced His Majesty the Emperor. Dealing with the Chinese army is as easy as cutting melons and vegetables, yet you have reduced them to only these few soldiers."

Tanikawa Masanori tried his best to defend himself, saying, "Okamoto-kun, the Chinese army I encountered not only had very advanced weaponry, but also extremely strong combat capabilities. I advise you to be careful so as not to repeat the same mistake."

Despite Masanori Tanikawa's well-intentioned reminder, Yasuyuki Okamoto completely dismissed it.

"Alright, as soldiers of the Empire, you must be brave enough to face setbacks and not make excuses for your failures."

"The tank squadron that the brigade commander requested for divisional support will be here soon. Then I'll show you how my 13th Regiment crushes the Chinese army."

Seeing that Okamoto Yasuyuki wouldn't listen to his advice, Tanikawa Masanori could only sigh inwardly.

"Okamoto-kun, how do you plan to arrange my troops?"

Okamoto Yasuyuki mocked, "You only have a few hundred men left. Why don't you follow my regiment and help me capture prisoners and clean up the battlefield?"

Okamoto Yasuyuki was clearly humiliating the 17th Regiment, but Tanikawa Masanori had just escaped with his life, and he didn't want to cause a scene and offend them even more.

“Alright, since the brigade commander has appointed me as your deputy, I will obey Okamoto-kun’s orders.”

Shortly afterward, two medium tank squadrons from the division arrived as reinforcements.

When Okamoto Yasuyuki saw the twenty-four Type 89 tanks lined up in a majestic manner, his arrogance reached its peak.

Just as he was about to give the order to launch an attack on the 37th Brigade's defenses, the enemy unexpectedly launched a shelling attack first.

The more than one hundred shells fired by Ge Dahai's side resulted in the deaths of more than twenty Japanese soldiers and the wounding of more than thirty soldiers in the 13th Regiment.

Okamoto Yasuyuki drew his command sword, preparing to give the order.

Suddenly a soldier ran up and reported: "Reporting to the regimental commander, a Chinese army of several hundred men has actually launched an attack on us."

"Nani?"

Okamoto Yasuyuki couldn't believe it at all. The Chinese army was already struggling to defend itself, so how could they dare to launch a charge? Wouldn't that be tantamount to suicide?

At that moment, Yasuyuki Okamoto raised his sword and gave a loud command.

"Kill them! All tanks, launch an attack on the Chinese army! Infantry, follow behind the tanks!"

Ge Dahai led his suicide squad, charging towards the Japanese soldiers, wondering why they weren't firing their guns.

Suddenly, he saw thirty or forty Japanese tanks appear more than a hundred meters ahead.

"Commander, look! There are so many Japanese iron turtles!"

Ge Dahai was stunned. He really hadn't expected the Japanese to have amassed so many tanks.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ge Dahai immediately raised his hand to signal the entire suicide squad to lie down.

But it was too late; the first volley of shells fired by the Japanese tanks had already landed and exploded in the crowd.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

More than twenty soldiers were killed or wounded on the spot.

Ge Dahai knew that their flesh and blood were no match for the Japanese tanks.

But Longfei's requirement was to beat the Japanese soldiers so badly they were stunned, and only then could they feign defeat and retreat.

In desperation, Ge Dahai could only order: "Listen up, everyone, stop the charge, gather all the grenades together and prepare to blow up the tanks."

Soon, the suicide squad had prepared dozens of so-called cluster grenades.

These daredevils crawled forward, actively approaching the rapidly approaching Japanese tanks.

Once the Japanese tanks were close by, the suicide squad members pulled the pins on their grenades and then stuffed the cluster grenades under the tank tracks or belly.

Unfortunately, most of the cluster grenades did not hit the vital parts of the Japanese tanks.

In the end, only one Japanese tank had its tracks blown off.

However, most of these demolition experts were killed by Japanese tank machine gunners.

Two suicide bombers, trying to place cluster grenades under the belly of an enemy tank, were unable to dodge in time and were crushed into a bloody pulp.