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

After swiftly and decisively avenging the deaths of his fellow villagers in Xuyi, Long Fei offered words of advice to the onlookers.

"Fellow villagers, we killed the Japanese devils and puppet troops and avenged our fallen compatriots. However, the Nationalist army has no intention of holding Xuyi. After we leave, the Japanese will definitely come to retaliate."

"Therefore, you'd better leave here after dawn to avoid being slaughtered by the inhuman Japanese devils."

"I will give each of you twenty silver dollars to help you get through this difficult time for now."

"Go home and pack your things first. Meet at the North Gate after dawn. I will arrange for you to receive your silver dollars."

Because Long Fei's words made sense, and the villagers had all witnessed the brutality of the Japanese soldiers, they all nodded in agreement.

At this moment, the old man walked up to Long Fei, grasped his hands tightly, and said excitedly.

"Sir, I've noted down the Dragon Flame Unit. Could you tell me your name?"

"Grandpa, my name is Long Fei."

"Long Fei...good, good name..."

With tears welling up in the old man's eyes, he silently murmured something as he slowly turned and left.

After the villagers left, Long Fei ordered all the corpses of the Japanese soldiers and puppet troops to be hung on the city wall and displayed to the public.

After finishing his work, Longfei set up sentry posts outside the county town and told everyone to rest in the town as soon as it got light, because they would have to continue their journey at dawn.

A few years later, a huge human-shaped statue was erected in Xuyi County.

This statue was created by villagers who returned to the county town after the war. At the suggestion of the elders, they donated money and found a famous craftsman to carve it from a single huge stone, based on their memories of Long Fei.

On the base of the statue is an inscription of a poem written by the old man himself: "The moon of Qin shines on the pass of Han, ten thousand miles of long march, yet no one returns. If only the dragon general of China were here, he would stand with his sword and slay the Japanese emperor."

The reason why it says "slay the Japanese emperor" instead of "Japanese pirates" will become clear as you read on.

The next morning, the villagers packed their bags and came to the North Gate together.

Long Fei kept his promise and gave each person twenty silver dollars, then watched them leave.

The troops then continued their march north and arrived safely in Suqian County three days later.

Unexpectedly, the Nationalist troops stationed in Suqian County refused to allow the unidentified Longyan Legion to pass.

Xie Qiang went up to negotiate for a long time, but after consulting with his superiors, the other party received an order not to pass.

Left with no other option, Xie Qiang could only report to Long Fei via walkie-talkie.

"Commander, the Nationalist troops stationed in Suqian County are not allowing us to pass. What should we do now?"

"Which unit of the Nationalist Army was the other side?"

"The 117th Division of the 89th Army of the National Revolutionary Army."

After ending the call, Long Fei checked the map. If he couldn't get through Suqian County, he would have to cross the Grand Canal.

This is not only troublesome, but it will also take a long time.

Although the ferry rewarded by the system can be used to ferry people across the canal, how can we explain the ferry being conjured out of thin air?

Furthermore, it's even harder to explain whether these thousands of vehicles were somehow loaded into the system and transported there.

Therefore, Long Fei decided to negotiate in person.

But before Long Fei could even set off, Xie Qiang called again on his walkie-talkie.

"Xie Qiang, what's wrong?"

"Commander, we've run into an old acquaintance..."

“An old acquaintance…” Long Fei asked in confusion.

“That’s right, the 194th Division is also stationed in Suqian County, and Commander Ge is right in front of me now.”

As soon as Xie Qiang finished speaking, Ge Dahai snatched the walkie-talkie and shouted.

"Battalion Commander Long? This is Ge Dahai. What brings you to Suqian?"

Long Fei really didn't expect that Chen Defa's 194th Division would be here.

"Commander Ge, it's been a long time. Wait for me a moment, I'll be right there."

After saying that, Long Fei ordered the driver to start the car immediately.

The Willys Jeep roared forward and soon stopped in front of Ge Dahai.

Ge Dahai saw Long Fei get out of the car and ran up to him.

Standing in front of Long Fei, Ge Dahai didn't forget to salute him first.

"Good morning, Battalion Commander Long."

"Greetings, Commander Ge."

Xie Qiang laughed and corrected him, "Hey Lao Ge, our battalion commander is now a legion commander, and our Dragon Flame Army has 40,000 men now."

"What... 40,000 people? How long has it been? Your development is too fast."

After his initial surprise, Ge Dahai quickly corrected him, "Excuse me, I should now address you as Commander Long."

Long Fei waved his hand, handed Ge Dahai a cigarette, and then asked.

"Wasn't your 194th Division transferred to Zhejiang to guard the coast? How come you're here?"

Upon hearing this, Ge Dahai's face immediately turned red. He took a few deep drags on his cigarette and then let out a long sigh.

"Ah, Commander Long, it's hard to say, but not long after we set up defenses in Zhejiang, the Japanese navy and marines, along with an army brigade, launched an attack on us."

Our division held out for three days, but ultimately could not withstand the attack and had to retreat as ordered.

Later, the Nationalist government ordered us to go north to Xuzhou to assemble. Not long ago, after arriving in Suqian, we were told to stay put and wait for orders.

Long Fei knew that Ge Dahai was frustrated after his defeat, so he didn't ask any further questions.

"Where is your Commander Chen?"

"The commander is in the city. I will take you to see him now."

Ge Dahai hurriedly threw away his cigarette butt and said.

Xie Qiang was worried about Long Fei going alone, so he hurriedly said...

"Commander, I'll take a battalion with me."

Long Fei glanced at Xie Qiang and nodded silently.

Upon arriving at the gate of Suqian County, the officers and soldiers of the 117th Division of the National Revolutionary Army stopped the vehicle and still refused to allow it to enter the city.

This infuriated Ge Dahai.

"You fucking dare to stop me? This is a distinguished guest invited by our division commander. Get out of my way right now."

These Nationalist officers and soldiers were obviously much more polite to Ge Dahai, but they were still prepared to strictly carry out their division commander's orders.

"Commander Ge, I'm sorry, but they are not allowed to enter the city without orders from our division commander. Please don't make things difficult for us."

Ge Dahai had been leading a guard squad out of the city for some fresh air when he happened to see Xie Qiang.

When the guards saw that the men of the 117th Division were not giving their regimental commander any face, they immediately raised their guns and surrounded them.

"You fucking dare to talk to our regimental commander like that? You don't want to live anymore."

The officers and soldiers of the 117th Division were not to be outdone, and they all raised their guns and confronted each other.

Ge Dahai didn't want a fight to break out between the two sides, since there was no deep-seated hatred between them, so he said.

“I’ll call our division commander and have him negotiate with your Division Commander Li.”

Ge Dahai's request was very reasonable, and the other party hurriedly took him to the guard post to make a phone call.

Soon, Chen Defa received a call from Ge Dahai.

"What did you say? Battalion Commander Long is in Suqian? What? The 117th Division won't let him through? Damn it, this is outrageous!"

Chen Defa slammed down the phone and immediately issued an order: "The entire division must assemble immediately and proceed to the South Gate."