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

After the telegram was issued, Jia Yunshan appeared relaxed, and then he immediately convened a general meeting of the entire division.

At the meeting, Jia Yunshan announced his decision to join the Dragon Flame Legion.

The battle of Fu'an Town was only experienced by the soldiers of the 194th Regiment, so it was not enough to convince the soldiers of the other two regiments.

However, in the Battle of Liangduo, the entire division witnessed the annihilation of more than two thousand Japanese soldiers of the 101st Regiment with zero casualties.

The battle at Liangduo cemented Long Fei's legendary status in the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the 33rd Division.

Therefore, when Jia Yunshan announced the decision, the five thousand people cheered in unison.

Because Long Fei had only upgraded the weapons and equipment of the 194th Regiment before, he transferred a large amount of weapons and ammunition to replace the remaining two regiments with new weapons as well.

Then, after discussing it with Long Fei, Jia Yunshan decided to set off for Langya Mountain early the next morning.

As for Dongtai County, Long Fei's advice was to try to persuade the people to leave, since the Nationalist government's central army had already retreated and it was only a matter of time before it fell.

Fortunately, the people listened to the advice, and Long Fei also considered that it was very difficult for them to leave their homes and flee their homes.

Therefore, 100,000 silver dollars were allocated, of which 50,000 were used as military pay and distributed to the 5,000 officers and soldiers of the 33rd Division.

Furthermore, Long Fei stipulated that regardless of rank or position, everyone would receive ten silver dollars.

The remaining 50,000 was used to compensate wounded and fallen soldiers, as well as to provide relief to the people of Dongtai County.

According to the rules set by Long Fei, the wounded would receive twenty silver dollars, and the dead would receive one hundred silver dollars, but the money would be handed over to their families later.

As for the more than 3,000 people in Dongtai County, each person was paid five silver dollars.

With these five silver dollars, it would be enough for these refugees to survive for several months.

After finishing his work for the day, Long Fei asked Jia Yunshan if anyone in the 33rd Division knew how to drive.

But Jia Yunshan said with a wry smile that the whole division used to have more than 8,000 people, but only a dozen or so could drive. Now, there are still a few who have been killed or wounded.

Long Fei was now in a bind. He only had twelve people on his side, while five thousand people would require at least a hundred trucks.

Therefore, Long Fei abandoned his plan to have the 33rd Division travel by car to Langya Mountain.

The next morning, after breakfast, all officers and soldiers of the 33rd Division were ready to go. With a command from Long Fei, the entire division marched toward Langya Mountain.

"Slap... Damn it, these generals actually sent a telegram to the whole country! This... isn't this a slap in the face to the National Government and me?"

Upon receiving the telegram from the Dragon Flame Legion informing the entire nation, the leaders of the National Government were so enraged that they smashed their teacups and began to curse under their breath.

The acting director stood opposite the desk of the Nationalist government leader, bowing his head slightly, not daring to speak.

After venting his anger, the Nationalist government leader revealed a sinister smirk and said...

"Yu Nong, what should we do now?"

The acting director immediately stood at attention and said, "Principal, I think it would be appropriate to send a representative to recruit them. According to the intelligence I have received, the Dragon Flame Legion is currently entrenched in Langya Mountain."

The Nationalist government leadership was clearly interested in the acting director's suggestion.

"Then tell me, what conditions will you offer to recruit this Long Fei?"

"In my opinion, given Long Fei's achievements and current strength, he should at least be given the rank of lieutenant general, command an army of the Central Army, and also receive an additional 100,000 silver dollars."

After thinking it over, the leaders of the Nationalist government decided that such a price was perfectly acceptable. If a lieutenant general and 100,000 silver dollars could be used to recruit Long Fei, then this deal would be an absolute steal.

However, the leaders of the Nationalist government were somewhat worried that the incentives were not enough to sway Long Fei, so they decided to invest even more.

"Thus, he will be a lieutenant general, commanding an army group, plus 300,000 silver dollars."

The acting director said with a happy expression, "Yes, Principal is wise and has great vision. I think Long Fei will definitely not refuse."

Unexpectedly, the Nationalist government leader's face darkened, and he added coldly.

“Yu Nong, if this Long Fei doesn’t know what’s good for him, then you should send your shrewd and capable subordinates to secretly execute him.”

Upon hearing this, the acting director trembled slightly and boldly offered his opinion.

"Principal, Long Fei has an outstanding record and is a brilliant commander. He must have extraordinary abilities to attract so many Nationalist generals to his command."

"Now that we are in the War of Resistance against Japan, we urgently need military talent. If we were to secretly execute them, I'm afraid we would be helping the Japanese."

The Nationalist government leader snorted coldly: "But he cannot be used by me. If we let him go unchecked, I'm afraid we'll be raising a tiger that will cause us trouble."

However, the acting director's words did have some effect.

After careful consideration, the Nationalist government leadership decided to rescind the order to execute the secret police.

"Alright, you have a point. Here's what you'll do: select two shrewd and capable subordinates to take my personal letter to Langya Mountain. Remember, it must be kept secret."

After the Nationalist government leader finished writing the letter in his own hand, he handed it, along with the letter of appointment and a silver note for 300,000 silver dollars, to the acting director.

The acting director bowed and accepted the gift with both hands, then saluted and turned to leave.

Jia Yunshan was quite familiar with the area, so he led his team to avoid encountering the Japanese soldiers as much as possible.

Even so, they still encountered small groups of Japanese troops along the way.

However, the 33rd Division's weapons and equipment are now vastly different from what they used to be, and they dealt with the Japanese soldiers without much effort.

Seven days later, we finally arrived safely at the outskirts of Langya Mountain.

After the Japanese occupied Longteng Villa, they also controlled this only passage in and out of Langya Mountain.

Although Hata Shunroku's idea was to at least send a regiment to garrison the manor, and at the same time equip it with powerful artillery to prevent the Dragon Flame Legion from escaping.

However, Piancun Shiju suggested to Shanbao Zongwu that they should not leave an entire regiment inside the mountain villa.

Instead, the regiment should be divided into three parts: one battalion should remain inside Longteng Mountain Villa, another battalion should remain outside the villa, along with all the artillery.

Another large detachment was sent into Langya Mountain and stationed one or two kilometers away from Longteng Mountain Villa as an outpost.

Once the Dragon Flame Legion's attack was detected, the battalion fought back fiercely, while artillery outside the manor provided artillery support.

Having experienced the power of the Dragon Flame Legion's artillery fire firsthand, Piancun Shiba believed that if the troops were concentrated in the mountain villa, they would be completely annihilated once the enemy launched an artillery attack.

If he had followed his plan, they would have only needed to hold off the Dragon Flame Legion's attack for a little over an hour.

Then a large number of reinforcements will arrive in time, and at that time, it will be almost impossible for the Longyan Legion to break out of Langya Mountain.

Shanbao Zongwu accepted Piancun Juju's suggestion and also specially set up a telephone line to Longteng Villa so that he could contact the other party as soon as possible.

When Jia Yunshan saw Longteng Villa in the distance through his binoculars, he asked Long Fei a question.

"Commander, Longteng Manor has been occupied by the Japanese. How do we get into the mountain?"

Long Fei had just made contact with the troops in the mountains and inquired about the latest reconnaissance situation of the Japanese troops from the observation post.

Therefore, Long Fei not only had a thorough understanding of the Japanese troop deployment at Longteng Mountain Villa, but also had a way to enter the mountain.

After all, the 5,000 men of the 33rd Division were untrained, and they were also carrying some heavy weapons, so they were simply unable to climb up Baizhang Cliff.

"Everyone, rest here for now, eat something to replenish your energy. I've already made arrangements, and we'll be able to enter the mountains soon."