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

This instantly solved the legion's logistical supply problem that had plagued them for months, leaving Long Fei feeling completely relieved.

Upon returning, everyone immediately discussed the deployment locations of each unit.

In order to ensure that the legion could maintain overall defense while training at Langya Mountain, Long Fei discussed the matter with everyone.

It was decided that the corps headquarters and the 1st Special Operations Division of the 73rd Army would be located at Motuo Ridge, the 1st Army would be stationed at Langya Peak, the 2nd Army at Phoenix Mountain, the 3rd Army at Dafeng Mountain, the 4th Army at Xiaofeng Mountain, and the 5th Army at the Guiyun Cave and Taoyuan Cave line.

This setup allows each unit to occupy various commanding heights within Langya Mountain.

Even if a large number of Japanese soldiers invaded, the various units could support and cover each other.

In order to provide unified and systematic training for all armies, Long Fei also selected 500 special operations soldiers from the 1st Special Operations Division to serve as instructors and assigned them to the five armies.

Before the troops left, Long Fei distributed three days' worth of food supplies to them. As for tents, sleeping gear, charcoal, gasoline, cooking vehicles, and other supplies, they were all distributed at once.

The following days were simple yet fulfilling. With ample supplies, the troops devoted themselves wholeheartedly to training after completing the defensive fortifications at their posts.

After the special forces team transferred 500 people, Long Fei also made temporary arrangements for the remaining members.

He selected thirty people, divided into groups of three, and set up ten reconnaissance teams, instructing them to establish ten hidden observation posts starting from the entrance to the mountain.

Because the system reward for living supplies was quite generous this time, Long Fei decided to provide some of it to Longteng Manor.

When Chen Huating and Wan Qingfang saw the mountain of supplies piled up outside the villa, they couldn't help but admire Long Fei's generosity.

In addition to daily necessities, Long Fei also donated a batch of weapons and equipment to Longteng Manor, which made the two leaders extremely happy.

Chen Huating said gratefully, "Commander Long, it is said that one should not accept rewards without merit. We don't know how to thank you enough for the large amount of food supplies, weapons and ammunition you have given us."

“Boss, it’s winter now. All the landlords and gentry in this area who could escape have already done so.”

"You just want to rob the rich and help the poor now, but you have no other target. The only thing you can rob now is the Japanese."

"I am sending you food, weapons and ammunition, firstly to help you get through this difficult time, and secondly to strengthen your firepower. With your current weapons and equipment, it will be difficult and costly for you to fight the Japanese devils."

Although what Long Fei said was true, Chen Huating was still somewhat unconvinced.

"Commander Long, even if we can't win, even if we die, my Longteng Manor swears to fight the Japanese to the death."

"Yes, Chief Chen's heroic spirit is admirable, and I truly admire him."

Next, Chen Huating and Wan Qingfang warmly entertained Long Fei and the others.

After seeing Long Fei off, Chen Huating hurriedly came to check the weapons and ammunition that Long Fei had given him.

These weapons included Garand rifles, Thompson submachine guns, MG34 machine guns, hand grenades, five mortars, and two hundred rounds of artillery shells, enough to equip over a thousand people.

Moreover, Xie Qiang had just asked Chen Huating to select some people and teach them how to use it step by step.

This emboldened Chen Huating, who had originally planned to wait for a suitable opportunity to ambush the Japanese transport convoy.

Now that Chen Huating has these weapons and equipment, he has decided to take the initiative and fight the Japanese.

The scouts sent out by Chen Huating have already learned everything about the Japanese troops stationed in the surrounding area.

Chen Huating decided to target Shahe Town because it was located next to the railway line and served as a transit point for Japanese supplies.

The key was Shahe Town, where only one company of Japanese soldiers was stationed.

However, Chen Huating also knew that there were a large number of Japanese troops stationed in Chuxian and Lai'an counties around Shahe Town, and they could arrive in Shahe Town to provide reinforcements in just over an hour.

However, Chen Huating had served in the military and knew some basic tactics.

So he decided to send more than a hundred of his men to Shahe Town to work as laborers for the Japanese soldiers, through connections.

They also secretly smuggled some weapons into Shahe Town.

Meanwhile, Chen Huating led two thousand carefully selected men to secretly infiltrate the outskirts of Shahe Town.

After nightfall, once his hundred-plus men had seized control of the city gate, he swarmed in, quickly annihilated the entire Japanese squadron, and then withdrew back to the mountain villa with the supplies.

Chen Huating's plan still has a good chance of success.

However, what he didn't know was that after his hundred-plus men left the manor, they were followed all the way by the Japanese "Mainland Advance Squad".

Long Fei later learned that he had done something good but ended up doing something bad. His original intention in sending weapons and ammunition was to strengthen the military strength of Longteng Manor, but he did not expect to harm them instead.

The "Mainland Advance Team," a detachment recently dispatched by Hata Shunroku, consisted of thirteen Japanese soldiers.

After crossing the river, this group of Japanese soldiers disguised themselves as ordinary Chinese citizens and went around gathering information.

Within two days, the Japanese troops discovered that a force of over ten thousand men had entered the heart of Langya Mountain.

So the Japanese soldiers followed them into the mountains to investigate. They pretended to be local hunters and used the excuse of hunting in the mountains to pass through the mountain pass guarded by Longteng Manor.

After this group of Japanese soldiers went into the mountains to scout, they gained a comprehensive understanding of the number of people in the Dragon Flame Legion and the location of their weapons and equipment.

In order not to reveal their position, the Japanese soldiers actually hunted some pheasants and wild boars in the mountains.

When they left, they even gave several pheasants to the bandits guarding the key roads of Longteng Manor.

Then, the Japanese soldiers immediately used their hidden radio to report to Hata Shunroku.

After receiving a detailed report, Hata Shunroku felt reassured and ordered the entire 11th Division to cross the river.

They then quickly occupied Chuzhou and surrounding areas, and continued to advance northward.

As for Longteng Manor in Langya Mountain and the Longyan Army, which the Japanese hate to the bone.

Hata Shunroku decided to defeat them one by one. He planned to mobilize troops to first eliminate Longteng Manor and control the choke point in and out of Langya Mountain.

Then the next step is to deal with the Dragon Flame Legion with all our might, either by trapping them in the mountains or by mobilizing a large force to encircle and annihilate them.

Unexpectedly, just as Hata Shunroku was preparing to transfer the 12th Infantry Regiment of the 10th Brigade under the 11th Division to be responsible for eliminating Longteng Manor.

However, they received the latest report from the "Mainland Special Agents Team".

"Oh my god, those Chinese bandits are so cunning, they actually sent people to impersonate laborers and enter Shahe Town."

"It's obvious that Longteng Manor has its eye on the supplies stockpiled by the Imperial Army in Shahe Town and is planning to launch a coordinated attack from within."

"Hehehe, since that's the case, I'll turn the tables on you and set a trap for you."

Hata Shunroku seemed to already see the scene of Longteng Manor being wiped out, and couldn't help but let out a smug chuckle.

So, when Chen Huating led two thousand brothers to Shahe Town in secret.

Hata Shunroku had not only set up an ambush in Shahe Town, but also sent a regiment of soldiers to secretly march to a place not far from Longteng Manor and lie in ambush.