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

This secret telegram was sent by Zheng Yaoxian. The telegram reads: After learning of the occupation of Nanjing, the Japanese Emperor immediately ordered General Matsui and Prince Asaka Yasuhiko to hold a grand celebration in Nanjing at 10:00 a.m. on the 17th, in order to show off to the world.

"This Sixth Brother is really awesome. The Japanese just entered the city not long ago, and he sent me such important intelligence."

After secretly praising Zheng Yaoxian in his heart, Long Fei calculated the time again.

Long Fei already had a plan, and this relationship will make his plan even more perfect.

Long Fei calculated in his mind that he would receive the system reward on the 12th and be unblocked 72 hours later, which would be the morning of the 15th.

The Japanese won't hold their celebration until the 17th, meaning we'll have to wait another two days.

After making up his mind, Long Fei decided to lie in wait on the north bank for a few days, teach the Japanese devils in the city a lesson, ruin their celebration, and preferably kill General Matsui and that damned prince before heading to Shanxi.

However, he didn't need so many people to carry out his plan, so Long Fei called everyone together for a short meeting.

"I just received intelligence that the Japanese will hold a grand celebration at 10:00 AM on the 17th."

"Three days later, I will be delivering a batch of weapons and ammunition, including 32 105mm howitzers and various types of shells."

"Therefore, I decided that the first and second companies of the special operations battalion would stay behind and march a few kilometers north to find a suitable location to establish an artillery position."

"I have ordered people to mark down the coordinates of all the important targets in the city, so that when the Japanese hold their celebration, we can send them a few hundred shells to cheer them on."

"The other units will not stay. Led by Political Commissar Liu, Deputy Regiment Commander Xu, Deputy Regiment Commander Liu, and Brigade Commander Chen, they will first go to Chuxian County for rest and reorganization. I will provide you with sufficient supplies."

"After I arrive, I will reorganize the troops and reissue their weapons and equipment."

"If everyone has no objections, assemble the team and set off immediately."

Chen Yiding immediately raised his hand in objection: "I have a problem with this. You are the commander of our unit and should be with the main force. The artillery mission can be carried out by someone else."

Chen Yiding's opinion was agreed upon by the majority of people.

Long Fei knew that Chen Yiding and everyone else meant well, but he couldn't agree.

After all, with so many weapons and equipment, Long Fei had to secretly deploy them.

"Thank you for your care and concern, Commander Chen and everyone else, but the troops that deliver weapons and ammunition only recognize me."

"Besides, the artillery has a firing range of more than ten kilometers, and we don't have to engage the Japanese in close combat, so there will be no danger."

After Long Fei explained it this way, everyone thought it made sense, so no one objected anymore.

Before the meeting adjourned, Long Fei asked everyone to report the number of troops.

Chen Yiding and his troops suffered heavy losses on the Shanghai battlefield. Although they were replenished after arriving in Nanjing, their situation was not much better than before after these days of bloody fighting.

After careful counting, Chen Yiding's 261st Brigade had more than 1,300 men, Zhu Ci's 264th Brigade had more than 1,100 men, and Zhou Zhengqiang's First Brigade had more than 2,200 men.

Ding Zhipan's 41st Division had more than 2,000 men, Zhou Weiguo's 1st Reserve Regiment had more than 700 men, and Yi Anhua's 259th Brigade had more than 900 men.

In other words, with the newly joined troops plus the more than 1,000 members of the Dragon Flame Army, the Dragon Flame Army now numbers close to 10,000.

Long Fei currently has 700 Gimxi trucks, and the final 500 reward trucks have no unsealing time set and can be used immediately.

When Chen Yiding and the others returned to assemble the troops, Long Fei hurriedly dispatched more than 300 trucks and a large amount of food supplies.

"Commander, something's not right. Why are there suddenly so many trucks and food?"

Liu Wei, Xu Peng, and the others looked at Long Fei with puzzlement when they saw him take out so many trucks and food.

Long Fei could no longer hide it, so he told everyone the truth.

"Hey, this is the system reward from yesterday. This reward is very generous. It can be said to have all kinds of resources."

"However, the weapons and ammunition have been set to have a 72-hour unsealing time by the system, so they cannot be retrieved or used at the moment."

"I didn't want you to be disappointed, so I didn't say anything for now. That's the situation."

After Long Fei explained the situation, everyone expressed their understanding. Besides, seventy-two hours is only three days, and one day has already passed, leaving only two days.

Before long, all the troops had assembled, and just as Long Fei was about to order everyone to get on the vehicles and leave.

Suddenly, a dozen or so people rushed straight towards Long Fei.

Upon seeing this, Xu Peng immediately ordered his troops to stop these people.

The dozen or so people were stopped thirty or forty meters away from Long Fei. Seeing that they could not reach Long Fei, they all knelt down in unison before him.

"Commander Long, you previously said that we could atone for our crimes by performing meritorious service. Whoever could kill the three-headed Japanese devil would have their desertion forgotten."

At this moment, Xu Peng stepped forward and reprimanded them.

"What do you mean? Didn't we give each of you five silver dollars and tell you to leave? What are you doing here causing trouble?"

"Company Commander Xie, we're not here to cause trouble. We want to tell Commander Long that we don't want the money; we want to stay and fight the Japanese with you."

After saying this, the dozen or so so-called deserters threw the dollars that had been given to them onto the ground.

Xie Qiang then turned to look at Long Fei, seeking instructions with his eyes.

Long Fei happened to be looking at Xie Qiang and asked.

"Company Commander Xie, did each of them kill at least three Japanese soldiers?"

Xie Qiang nodded in affirmation.

"Commander, that's right. At Guanghua Gate, they killed at least three Japanese soldiers and at most six."

"As per your previous orders, after crossing the river, I will give each of them five silver dollars and let them leave."

"But I never expected them to actually..."

After listening, Long Fei nodded slightly and then walked up to the group of people.

"All of you stand up! A man's knees are worth gold; he only kneels to heaven, earth, and his parents."

Long Fei's words were very authoritative, and the group of people immediately stood up.

Long Fei then asked, "Didn't you want to go home before? Now that you've redeemed yourselves and I've given you travel expenses, why don't you want to go home and instead want to join my army?"

The leader replied confidently, "Commander Long, you have generously given us a chance to atone for our sins. We have also heard about the heroic deeds of the Longyan troops these past two days."

"The key is that following your troops, killing Japanese devils is so exhilarating, so we brothers got together and decided to join you to continue killing Japanese devils."

Long Fei chuckled: "You really don't want to go home? It's very hard to fight the Japanese with me. Most people can't endure this kind of hardship. Besides, you could be killed at any time."

The leader looked at his brothers and saw that they all nodded emphatically through gritted teeth, so he said something very insightful to Long Fei.

"Commander Long, everyone says that we must protect our country. If the country is destroyed, our homes will surely be destroyed too. We are not afraid of hardship or death. We must wipe out the Japanese devils."

"We hope Commander Long will set aside past grievances and accept us as a member of the team."