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

Okamoto Yasuyuki was already in excruciating pain from being shot in the leg, and now, upon hearing Ryufei say he was going to kill him, he immediately burst into tears of fear.

"Don't kill me! I am Yasuyuki Okamoto, the commander of the 13th Regiment. I have been captured by you. You can't kill prisoners of war..."

Long Fei was about to turn and leave when he ordered his troops to clean up the battlefield.

But after taking only a few steps, they heard Yasuyuki Okamoto, a grown man, start crying.

Long Fei frowned, turned around and kicked him.

"What are you wailing about? Your Japan refused to sign the Geneva Convention so that you could slaughter prisoners of war and civilians with impunity."

"You're telling me you're a prisoner of war and want to enjoy prisoner-of-war treatment? Sorry, my Dragon Flame unit doesn't accept Japanese prisoners of war."

Upon hearing Long Fei say that they would not accept Japanese prisoners of war, one of the soldiers drew his paratrooper knife and stabbed Okamoto Yasuyuki in the back.

As Okamoto Yasuyuki convulsed before his death, the soldier squatted beside him, wiping the bloodstains from his paratrooper knife on his uniform while harshly reprimanding him in Japanese.

"You dare to run wild in our China? We've already let you off easy by not tearing you to pieces."

Filled with endless regret, Okamoto Yasuyuki stretched out his legs and died instantly.

"Keep his collar insignia, sword, and pistol safe. These are proof that we killed the Japanese. Oh, and the Japanese probably haven't had time to burn their military flag yet. Find it and keep it safe too."

After Long Fei loudly gave the order, he pulled Chen Defa and Ge Dahai aside.

"Brigade Commander Chen, I think your troops should be responsible for cleaning up the battlefield, and everything should belong to you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Defa felt extremely embarrassed. This battle was clearly Long Fei's victory, yet they were being allowed to reap the benefits without lifting a finger.

"Battalion Commander Long, this isn't right. How about you just give me a little bit of all the spoils?"

Ge Dahai was secretly pleased, thinking that this time his brothers could upgrade their guns and cannons, replacing their Hanyang rifles, which were just for firewood, with Japanese Type 38 rifles.

Upon hearing that the brigade commander actually wanted to refuse, a look of disappointment immediately appeared on his face.

Long Fei smiled, took out cigarettes and handed them to Chen Defa and Ge Dahai, then said.

"Your 37th Brigade's equipment is too poor. This is a good opportunity to upgrade it so that you can fight the Japanese better."

"Besides, as you've all seen, my troops are far superior to the Japanese in terms of weaponry. Not only do we not need their weapons, but I'm also prepared to send you fifty machine guns, plus two hundred thousand rounds of ammunition."

Upon hearing this, Ge Dahai's face broke into a wide smile, and he said excitedly.

"Really? That's great, Battalion Commander Long. Your machine guns, in terms of weight, rate of fire, and accuracy, are far superior to the Czech-made, Type 92, Type 92, and Maxim machine guns."

After thinking about it, Chen Defa realized that what Long Fei said made sense, so he stopped refusing.

"Okay, thank you for your generosity, Battalion Commander Long."

Long Fei smiled and nodded, then continued, "However, I would like to ask your 37th Brigade for a favor."

After this battle, Chen Defa was absolutely convinced of Long Fei's abilities.

Although Long Fei was only a battalion commander, Chen Defa treated him with utmost respect at this moment.

"Battalion Commander Long, why are you being so polite? Just tell us what you need us to do."

Long Fei pointed to the training ground not far away and said, "This training ground has been bombed to pieces, and there are Japanese corpses and severed limbs everywhere."

"Therefore, I want to build a mound of skulls here to deter the Japanese devils and to warn them that those who offend China will surely die."

"Build a mound of skulls?"

Chen Defa and Ge Dahai clearly did not understand what Long Fei meant by building a Jingguan (a mound of stones).

Long Fei could only patiently explain to them.

"In ancient times, the victorious side would often collect and pile up the corpses of the defeated soldiers in order to show off their glorious achievements."

"The soil was then covered and compacted to form a large pyramid-shaped mound, which was historically known as 'Jingguan', 'Jingqiu', or 'Wujun'."

After hearing this, Chen Defa responded loudly.

"Battalion Commander Long, your idea is good. We should make those little devils afraid, and make those bastards understand that China is not easy to bully."

"You've worked hard fighting the Japanese just now. Leave this matter to our 37th Brigade."

Chen Defa then ordered Ge Dahai: "Regimental Commander Ge, I order you to lead your troops to immediately clean up the battlefield, then gather the Japanese corpses and, according to Battalion Commander Long's instructions, build a mound of corpses."

"Yes, Captain."

After Ge Dahai stood at attention and saluted, he was about to turn and leave when Long Fei called him back.

"Commander Ge, most of the Japanese soldiers have been blown to pieces; there aren't many corpses left."

"So I wanted to finish within two hours, and then I had a new battle plan."

Ge Dahai was overjoyed to hear this. Before joining the war, he had only heard that the Japanese were very tough and difficult to fight, but it turned out to be true after the battle.

Unexpectedly, meeting Battalion Commander Long completely overturned his understanding. He realized that fighting the Japanese could be so easy, and that the Japanese were so vulnerable.

Therefore, upon hearing that Long Fei had a new battle plan, Ge Dahai immediately became excited.

"Don't worry, I guarantee the mission will be completed within two hours. Brigade Commander, Battalion Commander Long, just you wait and see."

Watching Ge Dahai hurriedly leave, Chen Defa stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

"Brother, tell me quickly, what's your new battle plan?"

Chen Defa changed his address for Long Fei from "Battalion Commander Long" to "Brother," which clearly shows that he had taken the initiative to get closer to the two and also revealed his affection and appreciation for Long Fei.

Seeing two stone slabs not far away, Long Fei gestured for Chen Defa to go over and sit down so they could have a chat.

"Brigadier General Chen, I would like to ask, how do you think the National Revolutionary Army is doing after fighting the Japanese for almost three months?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Defa lowered his head and took a few deep drags on his cigarette.

He then looked up and said frankly, "In fact, despite being outmatched by the Japanese in terms of weaponry and equipment, the Nationalist soldiers fought bravely and tenaciously, risking their lives and shedding blood."

Long Fei didn't interrupt, signaling Chen Defa to continue.

"However, I feel that the National Revolutionary Army seems to have some problems in terms of strategy and tactics, but I can't say exactly what those problems are."

Long Fei nodded approvingly and said, "Brigade Commander Chen truly lives up to his reputation as a graduate of the first class of the Whampoa Military Academy; he is indeed very insightful."

"Let's put aside the strategic mistakes and talk about tactics."

"We are clearly inferior to the Japanese in every aspect, so why do we still engage in head-on confrontations with the Japanese and wage a mechanical and rigid positional war?"

"They threw their troops one by one into the Japanese artillery fire and bombing raids, thus sacrificing themselves in vain."

Long Fei's viewpoint was objective, sharp, and to the point, and Chen Defa nodded silently in agreement.

"Yes, many of our soldiers died under the Japanese artillery fire without firing a single shot."