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

Long Fei's words immediately ignited Liu Anqi's passion.

"Commander Long, can you really keep your word?"

"Of course, there is no joking in the military. What I, Long Fei, promise, I will do even if it costs me my life."

Liu Anqi's eyes were bloodshot, but he was already beyond tears. He picked up the bottle, poured himself a glass and drank it down, then poured himself another glass and drank it down as well, and so on, downing three glasses in a row.

Then Liu Anqi slammed his wine glass down on the table, wiped his mouth, and said hoarsely to Long Fei.

“Alright, then I, from the 57th Army, will join your Dragon Flame Legion. From now on, I will be your subordinate, Long Fei, and will obey your every command, even at the cost of my life.”

"Haha, good, Commander Liu is decisive. On behalf of the Dragon Flame Legion, I welcome you to join us. From now on, your 57th Army will be the Fifth Army of the Dragon Flame Legion. You will be the Deputy Legion Commander and concurrently the Commander of the Fifth Army, with the rank of Lieutenant General."

Now the two were even closer, and Long Fei revealed his entire plan.

"Yes, I also think your plan is the most reasonable at present. After defeating the Japanese 13th Division, we will enter Langya Mountain for reorganization and training, and then head north."

Because General Matsui and Prince Asaka Yasuhiko were unexpectedly injured, and the celebration site and various parts of Nanjing were shelled.

The Japanese 13th Division, which was originally scheduled to cross the river and head north on the 18th, could only wait in place.

Until the Japanese General Headquarters announced that Tsukada Osamu, Chief of Staff of the Central China Area Army, would temporarily replace General Matsui in exercising his authority.

Di Zhoulibing, the commander of the 13th Division, then received the order to cross the river to the north.

However, it was already the morning of the 19th, and by the time the entire 13th Division had crossed the Yangtze River, it was already dark.

Di Zhouli then ordered his troops to camp on the spot, and the next morning they headed straight for Chu County.

On the morning of the 18th, although Long Fei and Liu Anqi had finished drinking at around 4 a.m.

However, Long Fei only rested for two hours before getting up and heading to the Drunken Old Man's Pavilion.

The team members who followed these local tyrants and bullies home last night also didn't sleep a wink. Now, they have arrived here ahead of us.

Yan Xijiu was also busy all night. He arranged for people to set up points in several places in the center of the county, set up a large number of iron pots, cooked porridge and steamed buns.

Upon seeing Long Fei approach, Yan Xijiu hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Commander Long, I set up six points overnight and arranged for personnel from the county government and police station to cook porridge and steam buns for everyone."

"Very good, has the transfer order been issued?"

"We have already arranged for people to post notices everywhere and sent people to various places to notify everyone, striving to have all the people in the county evacuate Chuxian before dark today."

Looking into Yan Xijiu's bloodshot eyes, Long Fei affirmed.

“County Chief Yan, I know you work very hard, but you are the people’s official in Chuzhou County, so it is only right that you work hard. The people will remember your efforts.”

After saying that, Long Fei led his men to continue towards the Drunken Old Man's Pavilion.

Upon seeing Long Fei appear, the team members went up to report to him.

These local tyrants and bullies all gathered around, bowing and scraping with obsequious smiles.

"Commander Long, we have raised 300,000 silver dollars and brought them all."

Looking at the baskets of white silver dollars piled on the ground, Long Fei nodded slightly.

"Have people beat drums and gongs here to spread the word. Everyone, whether military or civilian, should receive a silver dollar and leave the county immediately."

"You just need to handle the distribution; my people will maintain order and supervise the process."

"Yes, yes, yes, as you command." The local tyrants and bullies hurriedly nodded and bowed in agreement.

Next, Long Fei found a place nearby and had Xie Qiang arrange for people to set up tables and chairs, and erected the Longyan Legion's military flag, and also put up the sign that had been written the night before.

The sign read: "Dragon Flame Legion is recruiting soldiers. Anyone willing to join the Dragon Flame Legion to fight the Japanese will receive ten silver dollars in military pay on the spot."

However, considering that most people were illiterate, Long Fei also asked Xie Qiang to arrange for some team members to take turns reading the contents of the sign, and the recruitment on the spot began.

After arranging everything, Long Fei had Sun Haitao lead the Second Company to a secluded spot, and then retrieved all kinds of weapons and equipment, such as guns, grenades, and mortars, from the system warehouse.

The military uniform designed by Long Fei has been put into the system repository on time.

Of the 20,000 sets of military uniforms, Long Fei transferred them all out, leaving not a single one. In addition, Long Fei also transferred out one million silver dollars.

These weapons, ammunition, and supplies filled dozens of trucks.

Long Fei had Sun Haitao drive the trucks to the recruitment site, and the trucks lined up one after another, making it look quite spectacular.

At this moment, the army commanders and their subordinates, following Long Fei's instructions, lined up and came here.

What followed was the jaw-dropping distribution process.

Each soldier not only received a military pay of ten silver dollars, but also received new weapons, equipment, and uniforms.

The soldiers were overjoyed. They immediately changed into their smart new uniforms, filled their pockets with silver dollars, and held new weapons in their hands.

Sure enough, the entire team immediately underwent a complete transformation and became completely new.

Many ordinary people who had heard the news and received their silver dollars from the local tyrants and bullies were reluctant to leave after receiving their money and all stood around watching.

These local tyrants and bullies were also quick-witted, and hurriedly had several baskets of silver dollars brought over to distribute to the members of the Dragon Flame Legion.

This really made the soldiers extremely happy. They had just received ten silver dollars in military pay, and now each of them was being given five more. Today was truly an auspicious day; even their ancestral graves were emitting green smoke.

Soon, these circumstances and news spread throughout Chuxian County.

Many ordinary people began to bring their sons or husbands over, voluntarily asking to join the army to fight the Japanese.

Although Long Fei and his men knew that these people were mainly interested in the ten silver dollars they would receive for joining the army.

However, that's not important, although most of the simple and honest people are only joining the army because of the money.

But Long Fei knew that as long as they were given ideological education and allowed to witness the brutality of the Japanese devils firsthand, they could overcome the problem.

In that case, their fighting spirit and hatred will soon be ignited, and with further training, they will surely become brave and ruthless warriors.

Of course, this news quickly reached the ears of the Nationalist troops in the county town.

Soon, all these Nationalist troops flocked to Zuiweng Pavilion.

These Nationalist Army units had a wide variety of designations, including the Nanjing Military Police, the Capital Guard Army, the Second and Third Brigades of the Training Corps, and the 66th Army of the Central Army, among others.

Tragically, they were all remnants of these troops.

"Sir, I am from the Nanjing Military Police Regiment. I do not want to retreat. I want to join you to kill the Japanese and avenge Commander Xiao."

"Sir, we are the Capital Guard Army. Most of our troops have died in battle. Only a few hundred of us have managed to evacuate. We also want to join you and kill the Japanese devils."

"Sir, we are from the Second Brigade of the Training Corps. We don't want any pay as long as we can join the fight against the Japanese."

"Sir, we are the 66th Army of the Central Army. There are not many men left in our army. My brother died in Nanjing. I want to join you to kill the Japanese and avenge my brother."

"Sir, I am..."

At this time, at least five or six thousand officers and soldiers from various Nationalist army units arrived, shouting that they wanted to join the Dragon Flame Legion to kill the Japanese devils.