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

After Wang Shijun finished speaking, he waited for the others to respond.

His words clearly caught everyone off guard. Several division commanders sat down silently, all deep in thought.

After a long pause, Chen Li looked up and said, "Brother, although your decision was sudden, after thinking about it carefully, I still think it makes a lot of sense. I agree with your decision, but how do we explain it to Commander Sun?"

Wang Shijun had already thought it through, so he decisively replied, "Commander Sun, I plan to speak frankly with him. I believe he also has a lot of grievances to hold back, and he should be able to understand me."

Shui Tiqing, acting commander of the 124th Division, reminded him again.

"You only talk about Commander Sun, but what about Commander-in-Chief Liu? I'm afraid he'll be very angry if he finds out."

Wang Mingzhang shook his head: "I think Commander-in-Chief Liu knows how to talk things out and won't get angry."

"We Sichuan Army came out of Sichuan to fight the Japanese invaders and kill them, not to become some kind of submissive wife."

"When Commander-in-Chief Liu agreed to accept the leadership of the National Government, it was for the sake of national unity, the peace of the people, and the end of civil war."

"Our Sichuan Army fought the Japanese whether we followed the Nationalist Army or the Longyan Legion. What's the difference?"

"Besides, if Commander-in-Chief Liu knew that his troops were being treated like this, he would not only curse, but he would be so angry that he would vomit blood."

Judging from their tone, Wang Shijun felt that everyone seemed to agree with his decision and were even offering him advice.

So he probed further, "Brothers, I've made my decision. I don't know what you all think."

Chen Li was the first to express his opinion: "My 127th Division is also willing to join the Longyan Army. They have advanced weapons and are invincible in fighting the Japanese. It would be really exciting to follow them and kill the Japanese."

Shui Tiqing also chimed in, saying, "I also think that the National Revolutionary Army is full of factions, scheming against each other, and all wanting to preserve their strength. How can such an army defeat the Japanese?"

"Brother, my 124th Division is also willing to join the Dragon Flame Legion."

Now only Wang Mingzhang of the 122nd Division has not yet made a statement.

All three of them turned their gaze to Wang Mingzhang.

"Why are you all looking at me like that? I just said that if it weren't for the Dragon Flame Legion's righteous assistance, our Sichuan Army would probably all have died at Taierzhuang."

"Since our Sichuan Army owes the Longyan Legion a life, let's join them, fight the Japanese devils to our hearts' content, and at worst repay their kindness with our lives."

Wang Shijun was overjoyed to see that all three division commanders had expressed their support, and he quickly raised his wine glass.

"Brothers, it's settled then. Let's join the Dragon Flame Legion together and from now on kill the Japanese devils to our hearts' content. Even if we die, we won't feel resentful."

"Alright, join the Dragon Flame Legion and let's kill the Japanese devils together!"

The four of them raised their glasses together and drank them down in one gulp.

Although it was already past 10 p.m., the four decided to go and explain the situation to Commander Sun that very night.

Commander Sun was quite surprised to hear that four division commanders had come to see him together.

After the four men entered the army group headquarters, Commander Sun squinted and asked.

"What brings you guys so late?"

Wang Shijun stepped forward and stood up straight, saying, "Commander, we have something to report to you."

"What's the matter?" Commander Sun suddenly sensed something was wrong and frowned slightly.

“Commander, since we left Sichuan, we have been treated coldly and despised. We are not born of a stepmother; we are here to kill the Japanese devils with our lives.”

"Commander Li of the Fifth War Zone took us in and gave us some weapons and ammunition, but we fought to the death to defend Liangxiadian this time, and our troops suffered heavy casualties. This can be considered as repaying Commander Li's kindness."

Commander Sun raised his hand and waved: "Alright, enough rambling, get to the point."

"The point is, we don't want to fight the Japanese with the National Revolutionary Army in the future. We want to join the Dragon Flame Legion and fight the Japanese with them."

"What did you say...?" Commander Sun was shocked.

Commander Sun glanced at the other three and asked seriously, "Do you three think the same way as Division Commander Wang?"

"Yes……"

Chen Li said firmly, "Commander, our Sichuan Army came out of Sichuan to fight the Japanese invaders, but for the past few months, we have really had enough of this humiliation. We are not afraid of dying, but we are afraid of dying in a miserable way."

Shui Tiqing also firmly stated, "Yes, Commander, the National Army is too disunited and not united. We really don't want to waste our time with them."

Commander Sun then looked at Wang Mingzhang, who was the most composed.

"Commander Wang, do you share the same thoughts as them?"

“Commander, yes, when I, Wang Mingzhang, left Sichuan to fight against the Japanese, I never thought of returning alive. We can all die on the battlefield, but we cannot die unjustly.”

Commander Sun stood up with a serious expression and walked to the four men.

Suddenly, Commander Sun burst into laughter.

"You guys are thinking the same thing as me. I just called Commander-in-Chief Liu to explain the situation and ask for instructions."

"Commander-in-Chief Liu has already replied. I was just about to call a meeting with you tomorrow to announce it, but you came overnight."

"Ah, what did Commander-in-Chief Liu say?" the four asked anxiously.

Commander Sun turned around, picked up the telegram from the table, and handed it to Wang Mingzhang.

Wang Mingzhang picked up the telegram and began to read it.

"The survival of the nation is paramount, the righteousness of the people comes first, and political affiliation is secondary. We hope that the soldiers of the Sichuan Army will live up to their mission, that everyone will strive to be the first to kill the Japanese invaders, and that they will defend their homeland."

After reading it, Wang Mingzhang exclaimed excitedly.

"Commander-in-Chief Liu is absolutely right. Please rest assured, we will keep it in mind and never fail to live up to Commander-in-Chief Liu's trust and the expectations of our hometown folks."

Next, after discussing with the four men, Commander Sun decided to have Wang Shijun rush to Long Fei's post overnight to tell him the 22nd Army Group's decision.

As for what to do next, we will follow Long Fei's instructions.

At the same time that the Fifth War Zone was holding a victory celebration banquet.

Zheng Yaoxian, who was far away in Shuangxi City, had just sent a secret telegram to Long Fei.

He then received calls from two of his subordinates, Zhao Jianzhi and Song Xiaoan, inviting him out for drinks.

These two men were Zheng Yaoxian's staunch subordinates, and they were brothers who had risked their lives for each other.

Since his brother had invited him, Zheng Yaoxian certainly wouldn't refuse.

To Zheng Yaoxian's surprise, as soon as he entered the private room of the restaurant, Zhao Jianzhi impatiently closed the door and then said with a solemn expression.

"Sixth Brother, the drink we're treating you to today is a farewell toast for the two of us brothers."

"A farewell drink?" Zheng Yaoxian asked in surprise.

When Song Xiaoan saw Zheng Yaoxian take out a cigarette, he quickly lit it for him and explained.

"Sixth Brother, Boss Dai has sent the two of us on a top-secret mission. I'm afraid we may not return this time."

Zheng Yaoxian was somewhat bewildered. These two were his subordinates, yet the acting boss had bypassed him and given the order directly. This was highly unusual.

"What is Boss Dai trying to do? He's directly overstepping his authority by giving orders to my subordinates, and I, as the head of the operations department, am completely unaware of it?"

After a pause, Zheng Yaoxian knew that if Boss Dai was willing to do this, the mission must be of great importance.

He also knew that the boss must have instructed the two of them not to leak any information.

However, Zheng Yaoxian knew how loyal the two men were to him and believed they wouldn't hide anything from him.

So he casually asked, "Can you tell me what mission you're going to carry out?"

Zhao Jianzhi and Song Xiaoan exchanged a glance and nodded to each other.

Zhao Jianzhi gently opened the door to the private room, looked around, then closed the door and sat down.

Song Xiaoan then lowered his voice and said, "Sixth Brother, the boss instructed us that we must not mention this mission to anyone."

"However, we absolutely dare not hide anything from Sixth Brother. Boss Dai asked me and Jian Zhi to take a plane to Xuzhou tomorrow."

"Find a way to meet Long Fei, the commander of the Dragon Flame Legion, and then carry out the secret operation. Boss Dai has given this operation a name—Operation Dragon Slaying."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yaoxian felt as if struck by lightning. He pretended to be calm and composed, taking a deep drag on his cigarette.

Song Xiaoan continued, "Boss Dai prepared two suicide vests for us, filled with explosives, and told us... told us we had to blow up Long Fei."