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

However, Taro Sakai sent out two groups of investigators, neither of whom returned to report.

What terrified him most was that he could no longer contact the 13th Regiment; no matter how the radio called, he received no response.

Left with no other choice, Taro Sakai dispatched a third batch of reconnaissance personnel and contacted Division Commander Morio Tani, requesting that reconnaissance aircraft be sent to investigate Linting Town.

After Chen Defa left, Long Fei began to learn about the casualties of the special operations battalion.

Upon learning that only eight people were slightly injured, they rushed to visit the wounded.

The wounded soldiers' wounds had been treated by the medics, and each one was wrapped in bandages.

They all showed indifference when Long Fei came to offer his condolences.

"Battalion Commander, it's alright. We were just bitten by shrapnel and stray bullets, but nothing serious. We can still fight."

Special forces soldiers are different from ordinary soldiers; in addition to possessing superb combat skills, they also have an iron will.

This injury is indeed a minor matter for them.

Long Fei didn't say much, just offered his concern and told everyone to take a break, as there would be new combat missions soon.

The officers and soldiers of the 37th Brigade worked very hard, and Ge Dahai divided the more than 2,000 men into two teams.

One team was responsible for cleaning up the battlefield, and the other team was responsible for collecting the Japanese soldiers' corpses to build a mound of corpses.

Watching Ge Dahai lead the charge, busy with his soldiers.

Long Fei had a good impression of him, believing that with Ge Dahai's martial arts background and his status as a veteran, he would definitely become an excellent special forces member in no time with proper training.

Just then, the system reacted.

"Ding……"

"Based on your achievements in this battle, the War God System has awarded you the following rewards."

"A reward of 3,000 M1 Garand rifles and 1 million rounds of ammunition."

"Awards include twenty M2 60mm mortars and one thousand rounds of ammunition."

"Award 300 M1A1 Thompson submachine guns, all fed by 100-round drum magazines, with 200,000 rounds of ammunition."

"Award: 2,000 M24 wooden-handled grenades from the Hans country."

"A reward of 100 Gimsi 10-wheel trucks and 20 tons of gasoline."

"Five thousand boxes of military-grade compressed biscuits and three thousand cans of beef."

"A reward of 500 boxes of sulfanilamide powder and 500 vials of anesthetic."

Upon hearing this, Long Fei thought the reward was rather ordinary and asked in surprise.

"Can sulfanilamide powder be replaced with penicillin? And can a field hospital be awarded as a reward? A small one will do."

"Also, could the canned food be replaced with fresh vegetables, rice, flour, and pork?"

Unexpectedly, the system mocked, "What are you thinking? Your system level is only level one. The reward I'm giving you is already the best for your level."

Long Fei sighed and asked, "Having killed so many Japanese soldiers, can't I level up yet?"

The system responded in a serious tone: "The system can level up for every 10,000 enemies eliminated. You've only killed a little over 7,000 Japanese so far."

Long Fei quickly estimated in his mind that Sunjiatan and Zhangnian had eliminated about a thousand Japanese soldiers.

In the Battle of Linting, more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers from the 13th Regiment were completely annihilated.

They sank four Japanese aircraft carriers and killed Japanese soldiers on submarines, eliminating at least a thousand enemy soldiers.

After the calculation was completed, Long Fei discovered that the system had collected even more data.

This is because Long Fei was unaware that the remnants of the 17th Regiment, numbering seven or eight hundred Japanese soldiers, had been temporarily incorporated into the 13th Regiment.

Long Fei then asked the question he was most concerned about.

"Can I get a reward to replenish the ammunition for my current weapons?"

The system immediately replied: "You can do it after you reach the Silver rank."

So Long Fei stopped arguing and instead inquired about the specific level divisions so that he would have a clear understanding.

"Then could you please tell me the specific levels?"

"Of course, levels one through ten are bronze, levels eleven through thirtieth are silver, and levels thirty-one through fiftieth are gold."

"Grades 51 to 70 are platinum, and grades 71 to 100 are diamond."

"Above level 100 are Kings, above level 200 are Supremes."

Upon hearing this, Long Fei immediately exclaimed in surprise.

"Damn, to become a king you have to kill a million enemies, and to become a supreme being you have to eliminate two million enemies."

The system immediately retorted: "What are you relying on? Don't you know the saying that one general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand? How can you become a supreme king without experiencing mountains of corpses and seas of blood?"

Long Fei was speechless after being retorted: "Fine, you win."

"All rewards have been placed in the system warehouse."

After the system responded, there was no further activity.

Long Fei was somewhat depressed, so he went to the training ground to see the mound of Jingguan built by the 37th Brigade.

By this time, the construction of the mound of corpses was nearing its end, and only a little over a thousand relatively intact Japanese corpses remained at the scene.

At this moment, the bodies had been piled up into a mountain by the officers and soldiers of the 37th Brigade.

When Ge Dahai saw Long Fei approaching, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"Battalion Commander Long, is it acceptable for the mound of corpses to be made like this?"

Long Fei gritted his teeth and nodded resentfully: "That's it. My goal is to intimidate the Japanese devils and have a psychological and visual impact on them."

Just as he finished speaking, Long Fei heard the roar of an airplane engine coming from afar.

Long Fei quickly raised his hand and shouted, "Everyone, lie down immediately in any position and don't move!"

Upon hearing Long Fei's command, the person closest to him lay down and loudly relayed the order to the person next to him.

A little over a minute later, three Japanese planes appeared in the sky. Long Fei identified them as a reconnaissance plane and two fighter planes.

After the three planes flew over Linting Town, they lowered their altitude and circled three times.

Of course, they not only saw the entire town littered with corpses, a truly horrific scene, but they also discovered the Jingguan (a mound of corpses) built from piles of bodies.

After the Japanese planes flew away, Chen Defa strode over.

"Brother, once the Japanese planes come to scout, they'll definitely send troops over immediately. Let's leave quickly."

Upon seeing the Japanese reconnaissance plane, a new idea suddenly popped into Long Fei's mind.

"Brigadier General Chen, don't rush. I'd like to slightly change our next operational plan."

Chen Defa looked at Long Fei suspiciously, wondering what he was up to.

Ge Dahai was completely unaware of the battle plan that Long Fei had previously discussed with Chen Defa, and was utterly bewildered.

Long Fei did not answer, but instead ordered a special operations soldier: "Immediately notify officers of battalion and company level or above in the special operations force to come to a meeting."

A few minutes later, everyone had arrived.

Long Fei then began to share his new ideas.

"My original plan was to advance eastward towards Linting Town, find the Japanese 36th Brigade, and launch an attack from its rear to eliminate as many Japanese troops as possible."

"That plane just now must have been sent by the Japanese because they couldn't contact the 13th Regiment, so they sent a reconnaissance plane to find out what was going on."

"The Japanese reconnaissance plane has already seen the situation on the ground. After they go back and report, I estimate they will send troops over immediately."

"Therefore, I have decided to revise the previous battle plan, continue to ambush in Linting Town, annihilate the Japanese again, and then advance northeast."

Battalion Chief of Staff Gao Hong was the first to speak: "I agree. We still have plenty of shells for our tanks and self-propelled artillery, and we haven't used up much machine gun ammunition. We can easily wipe out one or two more Japanese regiments."

Then, Political Instructor Liu Wei, Deputy Battalion Commander Xu Peng, Company Commander Xie Qiang, and others all expressed their agreement.

On the contrary, Chen Defa raised objections. After all, he was a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy and considered himself very professional in combat tactics.

"Brother, once the Japanese know that the 13th Regiment was annihilated in Linting, the troops they send next will definitely be very cautious. I'm afraid they won't be so easily fooled and surrounded by us."

"Furthermore, ambushing the enemy twice in the same place in one day is a major taboo in military strategy; no one would use troops like that."

Faced with Chen Defa's questioning, Long Fei explained confidently.

"Brigade Commander Chen, the essence of warfare lies in deception. In war, one should be adaptable, flexible, and elusive."

"We use a mix of deception and reality, making it impossible for the enemy to grasp our intentions."

"I know you graduated from Whampoa Military Academy, but don't forget that all the tactics were created by the generals of that time based on the battlefield situation."

"I believe that any tactic that can win is a good tactic. My tactic can be called overlapping ambush, or simply overlapping ambush."

Long Fei's theory was so logical and well-founded that it immediately convinced Chen Defa.

"Okay, bro, I admit you're right, and I agree."

Long Fei laughed heartily: "Brigade Commander Chen, Regiment Commander Ge, do you want to avenge our fallen brothers? Do you want to demonstrate real military achievements and impress your superiors?"

Chen Defa and Ge Dahai answered in unison, "Of course."

"Alright, then please take the brothers of the 37th Brigade to the open space over there and assemble. I will distribute weapons and ammunition to you in a moment."