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

Although Chen Huating killed five Japanese soldiers, he was also stabbed by them.

The remaining five brothers glared angrily at the Japanese soldiers who surrounded them in layers, trapping Chen Huating in the middle.

Seeing that the enemy was almost gone, Nomura Kiya walked up triumphantly and then ordered an officer who understood Chinese to speak to Chen Huating and the others.

"Our regimental commander greatly admires your fighting courage, so as long as you lay down your weapons and surrender, we will spare your lives."

Chen Huating laughed wildly, looking up at the sky: "Surrender? To hell with you little devils! Stop dreaming! We, the proud men of China, can die standing, but we will never live on our knees."

The Japanese officer hurriedly translated Chen Huating's words to Nomura Kizaru without missing a single one.

Upon hearing this, Nomura Kiya's face turned fierce, and he pointed at Chen Huating, giving orders to his subordinates.

“Leave this Chinese bandit leader alive, kill the rest.”

At Nomura Kiya's command, the Japanese soldiers immediately raised their bayonets and stabbed the five men.

"You little devils... I'll haunt you even as a ghost..."

Each of the five men was stabbed by several bayonets, and one of them made a poisonous oath before he died.

Seeing his brothers, with whom he had spent every day, die tragically before his eyes, Chen Huating was filled with unbearable grief.

Undeterred, he picked up his bayonet and walked step by step toward Nomura Kiya.

But before he could take more than a few steps, two Japanese soldiers stabbed him in the legs from behind.

Chen Huating felt a sharp pain, then lost his balance and stumbled to the ground.

Even so, Chen Huating still tried desperately to stand up.

Nomura Kiya sneered and ordered, "Put him under guard first."

"Hai..."

After the two Japanese soldiers bowed and scraped to Nomura Kiya, they saw that Chen Huating was still struggling, so they immediately knocked him unconscious with the butt of their rifles and dragged him away.

Nomura Kiya didn't kill Chen Huating because he had his own plans.

Firstly, capturing the bandit leader of Longteng Manor alive would allow them to curry favor with Hata Shunroku; secondly, they could use Chen Huating as a hostage to blackmail Longteng Manor.

Although Nomura Kiya knew that at the same time, the 22nd Regiment would launch a surprise attack on Dragon Mountain Villa.

However, if the 22nd Regiment's attack fails and they are unable to eliminate Longteng Manor, then Chen Huating, as a hostage, will have some value.

After Chen Huating and Li Dayong left with the two thousand brothers from the mountain villa, Wan Qingfang remained somewhat uneasy.

She waited anxiously for their news while secretly praying for them.

It was past midnight, but Wan Qingfang was not sleepy at all, so she went to check the sentry posts in various parts of the villa.

Unexpectedly, after checking two checkpoints, we suddenly heard several gunshots, followed by the sound of grenades exploding.

"Something's wrong, wake up the brothers!"

After exclaiming in surprise, Wan Qingfang gave an order to her brothers and then drew her pistol and rushed towards the gate of the manor.

The pass next to the gate of the mountain villa is very important because it is the vital passage for entering and exiting the heart of Langya Mountain.

Once this place is breached, Longteng Manor will be indefensible, and the enemy will be able to advance unimpeded into Langya Mountain.

What Wan Qingfang didn't know was that the gunshots and grenade explosions just now were not made by the enemy.

It was actually done by a special forces member at one of the observation posts set up by Long Fei.

The Japanese 22nd Regiment infiltrated the outskirts of Longteng Manor, but because they did not enter the surveillance range of this observation post, they were unaware of it.

However, when the Japanese soldiers began their secret march at night and approached Longteng Manor, they were detected in time by the observation post members.

At this point, it was clearly too late to send someone to notify Longteng Manor.

Therefore, the three members of the observation post immediately made a decision to warn others with gunshots and the sound of grenade explosions.

At the same time, report to the Legion headquarters immediately.

The timely warning from the outpost gave Longteng Villa at least seven or eight minutes to react.

These few short minutes were enough for the people of Longteng Manor to get up and enter the manor's defensive fortifications.

When Long Fei received the report from the observation post, his first reaction was that the situation was very unusual.

Of course, Long Fei was unaware that Chen Huating had led a raid on Shahe Town and suffered heavy losses in an ambush by the Japanese.

"Immediately order the Fourth Army, which is closest to Longteng Manor, to rush to its aid at the fastest speed."

"Order all other armies to immediately move towards Longteng Manor."

"Xie Qiang, immediately assemble the remaining personnel of the First Special Operations Division. We'll march at full speed to Longteng Manor and hope they can hold out a little longer."

Because it was in the mountains, all movement was done on foot, so the mechanized equipment rewarded by the system was completely unusable.

It takes at least an hour to walk from Motuo Ridge to Longteng Villa.

In other words, Longteng Manor must hold out for more than an hour; otherwise, if it is breached by the Japanese, even if Long Fei arrives in time, all he can do is collect their corpses and avenge them.

The 22nd Regiment of the Japanese army, led by Brigade Commander Jiro Amaya, was confident that they could catch Longteng Manor off guard.

Unexpectedly, the other side had set up extremely well-hidden sentries, who immediately opened fire and threw grenades as a warning.

With their whereabouts exposed, Amaya Jiro had no choice but to order the 22nd Regiment Commander, Watanabe Yuichi, to launch an immediate attack.

Watanabe Yuichi then ordered the artillery to fire at the gate of Longteng Manor, attempting to quickly blast open the gate and then take over Longteng Manor in one fell swoop.

Fortunately, the gate of Longteng Villa was quite sturdy, and it remained unmoved even after withstanding more than a dozen shells fired by the Japanese.

"What?! More than a dozen shots haven't even broken through! Baka! Get all the artillery ready to keep bombarding! We must blow open the gates of the manor!"

When Chen Huating built Longteng Villa, the villa's walls were thickly constructed using a large number of stones, making them exceptionally sturdy.

Unless it's a large-caliber, high-powered shell, the Japanese small-caliber infantry guns really can't break down the wall.

The "Mainland Advance Team" had already reported these situations in detail to Hata Shunroku, which is why Watanabe Yuichi ordered a fierce bombardment of the villa's gate.

Because this is the weakest point in the entire resort.

Longteng Manor originally had no artillery, and the five mortars that Long Fei had gifted it to him were also taken away by Chen Huating.

Therefore, Wan Qingfang and her brothers could only watch helplessly as the Japanese bombarded the gate of the manor.

"Gousheng, when the boss left, he left behind a hundred submachine guns and a lot of bullets. Go and tell all the brothers with submachine guns to gather at the gate of the manor."

Wan Qingfang deduced that the Japanese soldiers were targeting the gate of the villa, clearly intending to use it as a point of attack.

Therefore, Wan Qingfang understood that the strongest firepower had to be deployed here in order to possibly stop the Japanese attack.

In addition, Wan Qingfang ordered all the hand grenades in the manor to be concentrated at the manor gate.

Undoubtedly, Wan Qingfang made a very wise decision, a decision that allowed her to hold out until Long Fei arrived with reinforcements.