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

After a night of continuous sailing, the torpedo boat safely arrived at the seaside outside the seawall town at around 4 a.m.

Because drivers took turns driving at night, everyone got a good night's sleep.

So after everyone got ashore, Long Fei packed up the torpedo boat, dispatched the Gimxi truck, and led everyone on their way back to Langya Mountain as soon as possible.

However, after the vehicle had been traveling for more than an hour and entered the territory of Fu'an Town, a sudden burst of intense gunfire was heard.

Long Fei immediately sensed something was wrong. When he arrived, there were no Japanese troops or battles in the area.

How could such a fierce battle have broken out here in just two days?

Long Fei hurriedly led everyone out of the car, then divided the people into two groups. He and Xie Qiang each led one group, and they approached to scout in the direction of the gunfire.

To facilitate communication between the two groups, Longfei brought out two American-made SCR-300 backpack walkie-talkies, one for each group.

Immediately, the two groups split up and began their operations.

Half an hour later, Long Fei's group arrived at a hillside, picked up their binoculars, and saw Fu'an Town clearly to their right.

However, Fu'an Town at this time was completely different from when we arrived.

Not only were trenches dug outside the town, but many field fortifications were also built.

However, perhaps due to the limited time available, these fortifications were built rather rudimentary, and certainly not very sturdy.

Because by this time, many fortifications had been destroyed by enemy artillery fire.

Long Fei also saw that the Kuomintang's Blue Sky with a White Sun flag was planted on the city gate and the battlefield in Fu'an Town.

After the artillery fire ceased, five or six Japanese tanks and armored vehicles took the lead in assaulting and providing cover, followed by at least several hundred Japanese soldiers, and began to attack the Nationalist army's positions.

Xie Qiang, along with five team members, went to the Japanese side to conduct reconnaissance.

Soon, Xie Qiang reported to Long Fei via walkie-talkie.

"Commander, my reconnaissance confirms that there is at least one battalion of Japanese soldiers."

"Very good, move closer to me right now, and we'll meet up at our respective locations and talk more."

A dozen minutes later, the two teams successfully met up.

After the two sides exchanged information in detail again, Long Fei said.

"Reconnaissance revealed that the Japanese were only attacking from the south of Fu'an Town, and Xie Qiang's reconnaissance confirmed that the Japanese only had one battalion of troops."

"Therefore, I judged that the Japanese army did not have enough troops to surround Fu'an Town, so they set their attack direction to the south."

Xie Qiang asked anxiously, "Commander, what should we do? There are only twelve of us. Even if we wanted to help, we couldn't do much. Should we go around them?"

Long Fei shook his head and said, "The Nationalist troops defending Fu'an Town don't seem to be many in number. I estimate they will have a hard time stopping the Japanese attack."

"Even though there are only twelve of us, how can we feel comfortable if we don't fight the Japanese devils?"

"How about this, let's take a detour into Fu'an Town and find the Nationalist army commander first."

Now that Long Fei has made his decision, Xie Qiang is determined to carry it out.

So Xie Qiang took the initiative to act as the striker and scout ahead.

Before long, everyone circled around to the east side of Fu'an Town and successfully entered the town.

At this time, Gao

Fu'an Town appeared extremely deserted; most of the town's residents must have already fled.

There were hardly any pedestrians on the street, and all the doors of the houses on both sides of the street were closed.

Just as everyone was preparing to find the Nationalist Army's command post, a group of Nationalist soldiers suddenly appeared in front of them.

This group of seven or eight Nationalist soldiers was probably responsible for patrolling the town.

Upon seeing Long Fei and his group, the squad leader immediately ordered them to rush over.

"Don't move! What are you doing here?"

Long Fei and his men wore uniforms designed by Long Fei for the Dragon Flame Legion. Although they were very stylish and novel, they looked somewhat out of place for this period.

In addition, the team members were all carrying MP40 submachine guns, which made them look very imposing, so it's no wonder that the Kuomintang squad leader became suspicious.

After Long Fei and his twelve men were surrounded by armed Nationalist soldiers, the team members refused to back down and confronted them with their own guns.

Long Fei calmly replied to the platoon leader.

"Brother, don't be nervous. We're not Japanese soldiers. We're from the Dragon Flame Army. I'd like to see your highest-ranking officer. Could you please inform him?"

Upon hearing that Long Fei and his men were from the Dragon Flame Unit, the squad leader's face immediately broke into a smile.

"Sir, are you really the Dragon Flame Unit?"

Long Fei smiled and nodded: "That's right, the real me is Long Fei."

"Ah... Long Fei... Commander Long..."

The Nationalist army squad leader looked at Long Fei with eyes full of admiration.

"Do you know about our Dragon Flame Force?" Xie Qiang asked from the side.

"Of course I know! Your Dragon Flame unit is so good at killing Japanese devils, its reputation is now earth-shattering. What Nationalist army unit doesn't know about it?"

"This is not the time for idle chatter," Long Fei interrupted.

"Alright, brother, we can talk about this later. Take me to see your superior first."

"Yes, our regimental headquarters is in a large compound south of the town. I'll take you there."

About ten minutes later, the Nationalist soldier squad leader led Long Fei to the gate of a large compound.

Then he went up and spoke to the guards at the door.

"Go and report to Commander Jiang that Long Fei of the Longyan Unit requests an audience."

The guard looked at Long Fei and the others behind the squad leader with a surprised expression.

Then he immediately turned around and ran inside to report.

Less than a minute later, a tall and imposing colonel, who looked to be in his thirties, walked out of the courtyard.

As soon as the officer stepped out of the courtyard gate, he loudly asked, "Excuse me, who is Long Fei from the Longyan Unit?"

Long Fei stepped forward: "I am Long Fei."

The Nationalist Army major glanced at Long Fei, then saluted and introduced himself.

"I am Jiang Yunqing, the commander of the 194th Regiment of the 33rd Division of the National Revolutionary Army."

Long Fei returned the salute and said, "Greetings, Commander Jiang. I am Long Fei, the commander of the Longyan Legion."

"Dragon Flame Legion..."

“That’s right, my Dragon Flame Force has now been expanded into the Dragon Flame Legion.”

"I see, Commander Long, please come in."

Upon entering the regimental command post, Long Fei noticed that Jiang Yunqing had a constant smile on her face and couldn't help but ask her a question.

"Commander Jiang, are you really that happy to see me?"

Jiang Yunqing nodded hurriedly and said affirmatively, "Of course, anyway, I heard that as long as the troops cooperate with you, they all beat the Japanese to a pulp."

"Our regiment is currently ordered to hold Fu'an Town, but you have suddenly come to visit. Are you here to help me fight the Japanese?"

Long Fei immediately nodded: "That's right, it's our Longyan Legion's duty to fight the Japanese devils. Commander Jiang, please tell me about the battle situation first."

Jiang Yunqing then pointed to the map on the table and began to explain it to Long Fei in detail.

"Commander Long, starting yesterday, the Japanese 101st Division suddenly dispatched the 101st Regiment, advancing in three columns towards Fu'an Town, Xixi Town, and Dingxi Town, with the goal of capturing Dongtai County."

"Because my 33rd Division was closest to Dongtai County, the higher command ordered my division to carry out an ambush."

"Subsequently, our Division Commander Jia ordered that my 194th Regiment defend the Fu'an Town line, the 193rd Regiment defend the Xixi Town line, and the 195th Regiment defend the Dingxi Town line."

"Currently, all three of our regiments have engaged in combat with the Japanese 101st Regiment, and the battle is very intense."

After listening, Long Fei was speechless and said, "The Japanese have a regiment, and your superiors only sent your division to fight them. Are there no reinforcements?"

Jiang Yunqing sighed inwardly: "The higher command did not arrange reinforcements, and ordered our 33rd Division to hold out for at least three days to buy time for the rear to retreat."

Long Fei smiled wryly and said, "Commander Jiang, the 101st Regiment of the Japanese army is extremely powerful. Their regimental commander, Goro Iizuka, is known as the 'God of War' in Japan."

"I would like to ask, can your single division hold off the Japanese for three days?"