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

After returning to their base, aside from the incident involving the "Shanghai Maru," Long Fei recounted to everyone what had happened after encountering the 33rd Division.

Next, Long Fei arranged for the 33rd Division to temporarily station together with the 1st Special Operations Division, which would facilitate the subsequent training.

That evening, Liu Wei and Xu Peng arranged a welcome banquet, firstly to celebrate the successful completion of the mission and safe return of Long Fei's twelve men, and secondly to welcome the 33rd Division to the fold.

At the banquet, Long Fei calculated the time and urged everyone to seize the time to train, saying that there was at most one month left before they would leave the mountain and head north.

Because the 33rd Division had just joined, they only had one month to train.

Therefore, Long Fei specifically instructed Jia Yunshan, as well as Jiang Yunqing, Wang Shuhou, and Gao Yujie.

We hope they can overcome the difficulties and catch up, because the effectiveness of their training will directly affect subsequent operations.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and left, Long Fei quietly gathered together the officers above the company level from the special operations battalion.

"I think you can guess without me saying it that this mission was a great success. We used the torpedo boats that the system rewarded us with to sink three Japanese destroyers and successfully brought the 'Shanghai Maru' into the system."

"On the way back, we encountered the 33rd Division, and then what happened, I've already told you."

"My idea is that, given the current chaos, this wealth should be temporarily stored in the system's warehouse and disposed of at a more suitable time later."

Everyone agreed with Long Fei's decision, and then they all asked with great interest about the process of sinking the Japanese destroyer.

Long Fei then recounted the whole story in detail, like a storyteller.

Hearing this, everyone sighed with regret, lamenting that they hadn't participated in such a spectacular naval battle.

In the days that followed, the entire Dragon Flame Legion entered a period of intense training.

Due to time constraints, Long Fei cut some training subjects.

While Long Fei was constantly moving between various units to check on their training progress.

On this day, a report suddenly came in that two Kuomintang agents had secretly entered the heart of Langya Mountain and had been captured.

After interrogation, the other party said that he came to find Long Fei, the commander of the Longyan Legion, on the orders of the acting director.

In addition, a letter, a letter of appointment, and a silver note for 300,000 silver dollars were found on them.

Long Fei chuckled mysteriously and said, "Hehe, interesting. Let's go take a look."

Upon seeing the two Kuomintang agents, Long Fei made a sarcastic remark.

"You guys are quite capable, managing to get through the Japanese's tight defenses and enter Langya Mountain."

Two Kuomintang agents said with a hint of smugness, "We're Kuomintang agents, not idiots."

Long Fei handed them two cigarettes, then placed the items he had taken from them on the table and asked.

"I have read the personal letter from the leaders of the National Government. I am grateful for their kindness and also for the Acting Director's special request to send you here to deliver the letter."

"Now that your mission is complete, have a good meal, get some sleep, and you can go home tomorrow."

After exchanging glances, the two Kuomintang agents asked, "Commander Long, you have to give us an answer, whether you accept it or not, so we can go back and report."

Long Fei chuckled and said, "Wasn't I clear enough? I've accepted the letter of appointment and the silver notes, and that's my way of expressing my gratitude. You can go back and report now."

"Commander Dragon Legion, do you mean you've agreed?"

Long Fei shook his head: "Doesn't the acting director test people's intelligence when hiring?"

Although the two Kuomintang agents were dissatisfied with Long Fei's words, they dared not express it.

Long Fei sighed and continued, "The leaders of the National Government are being very kind, and it would be impolite to refuse them. So I will accept the letter of appointment as a souvenir. As for the banknotes, I am short of money, so I will accept those as well."

"However, I am not qualified to be the commander of this army group, as I am not knowledgeable and have limited abilities."

After saying that, Long Fei gathered the things on the table, handed them to Xu Peng beside him, left a few words, and then departed.

"Give them a good meal and send them off first thing tomorrow morning."

After returning, the two Kuomintang agents could only report the truth to the acting director.

After hearing this, the acting director smiled wryly and said, "This Long Fei is quite something. He's good at fighting, and he's also thick-skinned. Everyone says you shouldn't accept a reward without merit, but he actually accepted the silver note and then refused it on the spot. Sigh..."

There was no other way. Although he knew he would definitely incur the wrath of the Nationalist government leaders, the acting director had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to report.

"Damn it, this Long Fei is so ungrateful and shameless."

"They rejected me, but accepted the letter of appointment and the banknotes. It's utterly shameless."

“A person with such questionable character is unfit for important responsibilities.”

The acting director hurriedly chimed in, "Yes, yes, although he's a skilled fighter, his character is indeed questionable."

The Nationalist government leader gritted his teeth and said, "It's a pity that he is now entrenched in Langya Mountain, and that area is completely controlled by the Japanese. Even if I wanted to send troops to encircle and annihilate him, I would be powerless to do so."

The acting director suddenly thought of something and hurriedly reported it.

“Principal, you don’t actually need to take action. According to the intelligence I’ve received, the commander of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army, Hata Shunroku, has already trapped the Dragon Flame Legion in Langya Mountain.”

"Moreover, Hata Shunroku is preparing to mobilize troops to go into the mountains to encircle and suppress them."

Upon hearing this, the leaders of the Nationalist government immediately showed delight.

"Oh, really? That's for the best. After all, the Dragon Flame Legion is now almost a household name. If we send troops to wipe them out, it might incite protests from the people across the country, which would be detrimental to the overall situation of the war."

"Since the Japanese want to wipe him out, we might as well use them as a tool to kill him and reap the benefits."

"Yu Nong, keep a close eye on the situation of the Dragon Flame Legion at Langya Mountain and report back promptly."

"Yes, please rest assured, Principal. I believe the Dragon Flame Legion will be annihilated soon."

Before they knew it, a month had passed. Just as Long Fei was considering whether he should test the troops' training results before heading north out of the mountains.

Suddenly, I received a coded telegram from Zheng Yaoxian.

Zheng Yaoxian called to say that, according to intelligence obtained by the Military Intelligence Bureau, Hata Shunroku, the commander of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army, ordered the Third Division stationed in Suzhou to immediately take a train north to Nanjing and then enter the Langya Mountain area to encircle and annihilate the Longyan Army Corps.

The telegram also provided detailed information on the personnel and firepower of the 3rd Division.

After reading the telegram, Long Fei sneered, "Good. The 68th Regiment of the 3rd Division has already been wiped out. Since the Japanese are so eager to come and die, let's destroy the 3rd Division."

Immediately, Long Fei ordered all officers above the division level in the army corps to rush to Motuo Ridge for an emergency meeting.

An hour later, all attendees had arrived, and Long Fei began to speak directly.

"According to reliable intelligence, Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army Commander Hata Shunroku has withdrawn the Third Division stationed in Suzhou and moved north to prepare to enter the mountains and annihilate us."

"The 68th Regiment of the 3rd Division had been wiped out by us, but it was quickly replenished. Now the 3rd Division is fully equipped and has more than 27,000 troops."

"If we include the troops stationed at Longteng Manor, the total strength will exceed 30,000."

"In addition, the Third Division is a Class A division with first-class firepower, possessing twelve 105mm large-caliber artillery pieces. In addition to other infantry guns, mortars, etc., it has a total of more than 150 artillery pieces."

"This doesn't even include their armored units, or the grenade launchers that don't require any official quota."

"It can be said that the number of artillery pieces in the Japanese Third Division even exceeded that of a full-fledged division of the US and Russian armies."

"Moreover, the commander of the 3rd Division, Susumu Fujita, graduated from the 16th class of the Infantry Department of the Japanese Army Academy, and was a classmate of Yasuji Okamura, Kenji Doihara, Seishiro Itagaki, Rensuke Isogai, and others."

"Therefore, we cannot take this lightly. Now that the situation has been explained, everyone can freely express their opinions and share how we should respond."