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

After the tasks were assigned, each unit immediately set off to outflank the Japanese Setani Detachment from behind.

At this moment, due to the prolonged siege and the dwindling number of artillery shells, Seya Kei had no choice but to call for air support to send bombers to aid in the battle.

Once the various units of the Dragon Flame Legion reached their designated positions, Xu Pengzheng ordered his troops to immediately launch an artillery barrage against the Japanese forces attacking from the center.

Suddenly, I heard the roar of an airplane engine.

"Oh no! The Japanese have sent planes to bomb us. Our Sichuanese brothers are in danger."

"Order: Use the Hidden Blade anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down the Japanese planes. Don't let a single one escape."

More than twenty reserve soldiers quickly took out their hidden blade missiles, then boarded more than a dozen Willys Jeeps and sped off in all directions.

Upon hearing the sound of the airplane, Kei Seya revealed a smug smile.

He believed that the Sichuan army on the other side had already suffered heavy casualties after a series of bloody battles.

If they were injured by another powerful aerial bomb, probably not many would survive.

Kei Seya had even foreseen that his troops would soon stride across the Sichuan army's positions and advance smoothly towards Tengxian.

On the positions of the three divisions of the Sichuan Army, most of the fortifications built earlier had long been destroyed by Japanese artillery fire.

So now that they hear that the Japanese planes are about to fly over and bomb them, they have nowhere to hide.

A battalion commander from the 127th Division was shot in the shoulder and bled profusely.

The medic could only provide basic treatment, he said.

"Battalion Commander, Japanese planes are about to bomb us. You are seriously wounded. You should retreat and receive treatment."

Unexpectedly, the battalion commander sternly refused.

"Withdraw...withdraw my ass! This little injury is nothing. I'm fine. You go and treat the others."

"Those who are alive, get the machine guns set up and shoot down those bastards when the Japanese planes dive down."

Just as Seya Kei was eagerly anticipating their arrival, and the Sichuan soldiers were prepared to die,

More than twenty Japanese Type 97 heavy bombers appeared in the sky not far away.

When Kei Seya saw the bombers through his binoculars, a smug smile appeared on his face.

Just as he was about to turn around and enjoy the bombing effect, he suddenly saw several bombers explode in mid-air.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

The bombers turned into fireballs in the air before being blown to pieces, the wreckage falling rapidly to the ground amidst thick smoke.

"What?! The Chinese air force is nowhere to be found. How could their bombers be attacked?"

Keisha Seya was completely baffled, and at that moment, other bombers in the air also exploded one after another.

In just over a minute, all twenty-odd bombers sent by the Japanese air force were destroyed without exception.

Seya Kei's smug smile froze on his face. He stood motionless like a statue for a long time, unable to come back to his senses.

The Sichuan soldiers were also stunned by this sudden turn of events.

"What's going on? How come all of those Japanese planes were shot down?"

"Haha, serves him right, that bastard's got what's coming to him."

"You brainless bastards, I see you're so smug, even sending planes to bomb us. Now you come and try to bomb us with a hammer."

Xu Peng wouldn't give the Japanese any time to breathe. After the reserve soldiers had mapped out the artillery coordinates...

All artillery fire immediately turned on the Japanese troops attacking the 127th Division from the center and launched a fierce bombardment.

Before the shelling began, Xu Peng dispatched six special operations teams from the reserve, each with twelve members, making up a squad.

Xu Peng assigned them the task of finding the Japanese artillery units and the headquarters of the Setani Detachment.

Once discovered, immediately report the enemy's location coordinates. If confident, they can also be eliminated.

Xu Peng shares the same philosophy as Long Fei: to achieve the greatest victory with the least casualties.

Therefore, while conducting frontal combat, special operations must be interspersed to maximize the individual capabilities of the soldiers and the advantages of special operations.

Therefore, after all the Japanese bombers were shot down, Xu Peng ordered the artillery to open fire.

Twelve Wild Bee self-propelled guns, sixteen M2A1 howitzers, ten BM13 rocket launcher vehicles, and dozens of mortars.

With just one salvo, the Japanese central attacking force was thrown into disarray.

Let alone these Japanese soldiers, even if Seya Kei racked his brains, he still couldn't figure it out.

How could the Chinese army suddenly launch such a fierce artillery barrage from behind them?

However, there is no time or opportunity left for the Japanese to figure things out, as the continuous shelling continues.

Of course, after discovering the situation, the two regimental commanders of the Japanese attacking forces on the left and right flanks wanted to order the artillery to launch a counterattack.

However, because they couldn't obtain the enemy's accurate coordinates, the Japanese artillerymen had no idea where to fire.

The Sichuan Army brothers couldn't stop laughing when they saw the Japanese soldiers being blown to bits by artillery fire.

"Wow, where did these artillerymen come from? They're incredibly powerful!"

"Those damn Japanese devils, they've finally tasted the bitterness of being bombed."

"Bomb, keep bombing, blow these bastards to death, avenge our fallen brothers."

The battalion commander who was just wounded was prepared to fight to the death with the position.

Seeing the Japanese soldiers being bombed so miserably, he not only couldn't stop laughing, but he also lit a cigarette and puffed away, feeling incredibly happy.

The intense pain from the wound seems to have subsided now.

After about twenty minutes of artillery fire, fifteen Tiger tanks and twenty-five Greyhound armored vehicles launched a full-speed assault on the Japanese central attack force.

The shelling just now destroyed most of the few tanks and armored vehicles that the Japanese troops had on the front line.

The remaining three Japanese tanks and two armored vehicles, in a moment of overconfidence, charged towards the Tiger tank and Greyhound armored vehicle.

After a few "booms," the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles were immediately destroyed, turning into piles of scrap metal.

The Japanese central attack force consists of four battalions with more than 4,000 men, which was further strengthened by the previous battle with the Sichuan Army and the recent artillery bombardment.

Of the more than four thousand Japanese soldiers, only a little over a thousand remained, and several hundred of them were wounded.

When the Sixth and Seventh Armies, along with some reserve members, launched an attack on the Japanese with coordinated infantry and tank forces.

Xu Peng received a report from the special operations team.

After these six special operations teams set off, two of them quickly located two Japanese artillery positions and transmitted their coordinates back.

Therefore, Xu Peng immediately ordered the Wild Bee self-propelled artillery and howitzers to adjust their firing parameters and destroy the two Japanese artillery positions.

Kei Seya's command post was located at the rear, so the shelling earlier did not cause him any damage.

But what Kei Seya didn't know was that danger was quietly approaching.

A special operations team had arrived a few hundred meters away from his command post.

After observing through binoculars, the team leader confirmed that this was at least a Japanese regimental command post, because there were many radio antennas on the top of the fortifications.

In addition, there was a small squad of Japanese guards outside the fortifications.