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

At this moment, Piancun Shiba, along with a squadron of guards, was resting in Longteng Cave.

Katamura Jūjū truly lived up to his reputation as the division's chief of staff; he was not only shrewd and calculating but also extremely cautious.

Although the mainland expedition team was previously unable to penetrate deep into the Dragon Soaring Cave for reconnaissance.

However, they still secretly observed it and determined that it must be an important bandit stronghold of Longteng Manor.

Katamura Jūjū had read the telegram sent by the Mainland Advance Team to Hata Shunroku, so he knew about the existence of the Dragon Cave.

After occupying Longteng Manor, Piancun Shiba felt that staying in Longteng Cave was definitely safer than being outside.

It was precisely because of Katamura Jūju's caution that he escaped the bombardment of rockets and survived.

The Japanese 12th and 43rd Infantry Regiments, plus the 11th Mountain Artillery Regiment, totaled over 10,000 men.

At this moment, only the Japanese 11th and 43rd Mountain Artillery Regiments had not entered the villa.

The 12th Infantry Regiment, led by Regiment Commander Nomura Kiya, had already swaggered into the villa.

Nomura Kiya ordered his troops to thoroughly search the villa. After finding nothing amiss, he instructed them to rest in various locations within the villa.

The Japanese soldiers of the 12th Regiment sat in groups, chatting and eating the dry rations they carried with them.

Just as the Japanese soldiers were smelling the aroma of the food prepared by the cooks and eagerly awaiting their meal,

The extra meal that Long Fei sent for them arrived ahead of schedule.

All 320 rockets were launched within ten seconds.

Immediately afterwards, the Japanese soldiers heard a continuous, ear-piercing whistling sound coming from the sky.

Although many Japanese soldiers realized on the spot that a large number of shells were coming, unfortunately, the reaction time they had was too short.

Within seconds, 320 rockets landed in the Longteng Mountain Villa area.

Violent explosions occurred throughout Longteng Manor, which was then engulfed in flames.

The 12th Regiment had at least a thousand Japanese soldiers, who were not only killed on the spot, but many of them were also blown to bits.

Although other Japanese soldiers were not killed directly by the explosion because they found cover or lay down in time, they were still hit by shrapnel or injured by the shock wave.

Although internal organs may not die instantly from shock, they will soon succumb to internal bleeding.

The most unfortunate person should be the commander of the 10th Division, Jiro Amaya.

After being exchanged and released, he was receiving treatment from medics at the resort, and had just had his wrist wound treated and bandaged.

Just as they were secretly relieved to have escaped a disaster, they were met with a hail of rockets.

This time, however, he wasn't so lucky; the wheels of fate came to an abrupt end there.

Although two Japanese soldiers rushed to his aid, a rocket landed right next to him.

The two Japanese soldiers, along with Amaya Jiro, were blown to smithereens on the spot, their corpses flying everywhere, ultimately ending up to be torn to pieces.

The commander of the 12th Regiment, Nomura Kiya, was not only hit in the shoulder by shrapnel, but also suffered internal injuries from the shockwave.

Sadly, he was completely unaware of what had happened after the explosion, and stood up, screaming wildly.

"Damn it, those damned Chinese! They actually used artillery to launch a surprise attack on us! I'll make you..."

Unfortunately, before he could vent his anger, he collapsed and died.

The 43rd Regiment and the 11th Mountain Artillery Regiment suffered almost no losses because they did not enter the mountain village.

Inoue Mei, the commander of the 11th Mountain Artillery Regiment, was furious when he saw that the 12th Regiment had been almost completely wiped out. He was so angry that he was blowing his beard, glaring, and stamping his feet.

Although he wanted to immediately retaliate with cannons and destroy Long Fei's artillery positions, he unfortunately did not have the accurate location coordinates.

Because they didn't know if there would be any more shelling, the Japanese troops outside the villa didn't dare to immediately enter the villa to provide assistance.

Upon hearing the explosion, Pakura Jūjū hurriedly led the Japanese soldiers inside the cave to the cave entrance.

The sight of the tragic scene at the mountain villa left Piancun Shiba speechless.

After a long while, Piancun Shiba let out a shrill roar.

"Baka! You've been tricked! Damn Chinese, you're too cunning. I will never let you get away with this!"

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Piancun Shiba realized that no more shells were being fired, so he led the Japanese soldiers down from Longteng Cave and into the mountain village to check the situation.

At this moment, the 43rd Infantry Regiment and the 11th Mountain Artillery Regiment outside the villa also swarmed into the villa.

The villa was now like a living hell, filled with thick smoke and the stench of blood.

Everywhere there were scenes of blood and gore, and severed limbs were scattered everywhere.

Ultimately, only a little over a hundred soldiers from the Japanese 12th Regiment survived the shelling, but they were also severely wounded.

"Baka! In order to take over Dragon Ascension Manor, two entire squads of Imperial warriors actually sacrificed themselves here."

"Damn Dragon Flame Legion, we, the Eighteen Villages of Pian Village, will not rest until we have trapped you to death in the mountains."

Although the Japanese achieved Hata Shunroku's goal and occupied Longteng Manor, they were also overconfident and thought they could trap the Longyan Legion.

However, the loss of two regiments significantly weakened the 11th Division.

This meant that the 11th Division was unable to advance further north without receiving reinforcements.

This forced Hata Shunroku to readjust his plans.

Looking through his binoculars, Long Fei saw Longteng Manor enveloped in smoke and a cold smile appeared on his face.

"The Japanese devils are even dumber than pigs. They tried to outsmart us. They were overestimating themselves and didn't know what they were getting themselves killed."

"Brothers of Dragon Soaring Manor, are you satisfied with this gift?"

"Satisfied...Satisfied..."

"That was satisfying. Now the brothers who died can rest in peace."

"Commander Long, since you've been preparing to bombard the Japanese all along, why don't we immediately charge back and retake Longteng Manor?"

Long Fei raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "That's a good question, brother. Since the Japanese have an artillery regiment following them, we can certainly take advantage of the chaos to fight back. However, the Japanese artillery and infantry are not to be underestimated."

"So even if we succeed in taking over Longteng Manor, we will pay a heavy price. We have already sacrificed enough brothers today. I don't want more brothers to fall for the sake of Longteng Manor."

"But I promise you, it won't be long before I lead you back to fight our way out. We'll then massacre the Dragon Mountain Manor and wipe out every last Japanese soldier."

"Okay...okay...Commander Long, you're right, we'll listen to you."

"Yes, Commander Long, we believe you."

Upon returning to the base, Long Fei instructed all the wounded to continue receiving treatment.

The other brothers from Longteng Manor were divided into five teams and sent to five different military units to receive systematic training together.

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed, and Chen Huating and many of the wounded have recovered well.

Training for all units is proceeding smoothly according to the training plan.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Long Fei suddenly received a top-secret intelligence message from Zheng Yaoxian.

After reading it, Long Fei couldn't help but grin.

"Sixth Brother's intelligence is like a gift from heaven, or even an unbelievable windfall."